in jest

I only said it in jest.

我不过是开玩笑说说的.

Although his criticisms were made half in jest, there was also some truth in them.

尽管他的批评是半开玩笑的，但其中也有些真理。

Though it was said in jest, it was a natural question for an Englishman.

虽然说这是句俏皮话, 但对于一位英国人来说,却是很自然的问题.

He said all that in jest.

这些他都是说是着玩的。

He pointed his finger in friendly jest and went over to the parapet, laughing to himself.

他友善而打趣地指了一下, 一面暗自笑着,走到胸墙那儿.

It was said in jest.

那是开开玩笑的。

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

笑话之中有真话.

Do not say that even in jest!

不要说这种话，哪怕是开玩笑，也不要说这种话！

We banded ourselves together, some boldly, some in jest and some almost in fear.

大伙抱成一团, 但有的大胆 、 有的嬉笑戏谑,有几个却心惊胆颤.

He could not divine what her look signified. whether she spoke in earnest or in jest.

他看不透她脸上的表情,究竟她说的是认真的还是戏谑的.

Are you in jest or in earnest?

你在说笑话还是当真的?

Many a true word is spoken in jest.-Swift

许多真理都是从笑话中讲出来的。&斯威夫特

Though it was said in jest, it was a natural question for an Englishman. I'm not averse to a bit of leg-pulling, but deep down inside me I'm actually quite serious.

虽然说这是句俏皮话，但对于一位英国人来说，却是很自然的问题。我是喜欢说几句俏皮话，但是我的心里却异常严肃；

No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.

谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。

A: According to one of his ( likely in jest) remarks from 2009, yes.

答：根据他在2009年的言论（可能是在开玩笑）来判断，是的。

This modest proposal is made mostly in jest.

这种温和的建议很大程度上只是开玩笑。

That is why I at myself and shatter my secret in jest.

因此我嘲笑我自己,把我的秘密在玩笑中打碎.

Clearly my lexicon is meant partly in jest but not entirely.

显然，我的这个词典在一定程度上是玩笑话，但并非完全如此。

His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest.

他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的.

I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.

我说你看上去很糟糕是开玩笑, 其实你看上去很漂亮.

People often said in jest that one should sell stocks when housewives were talking about stocks in the market.

人们经常开玩笑说当妇人们也谈股票的时候一个人就应该出售股票了。

It was said half in jest.

这是半开玩笑地说的。

I am terribly sorry, Your Highness, but I was so tired that I fell fast asleep before solving the mystery. We banded ourselves together, some boldly, some in jest and some almost in fear.

陛下，实在感到很抱歉，在下太累所以在解开谜团前就睡死了。大伙抱成一团，但有的大胆、有的嬉笑戏谑，有几个却心惊胆颤。

The remark was made half in jest.

这话是半开玩笑说出的。

An official told me this, not quite in jest.

一位官员把这事告诉了我，不完全是开玩笑。

You cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest.

你总是闹不清他究竟是开玩笑呢还是认真.

Last spring David had offered this crazy solution to our woes, only half in jest:

上个春天，大卫为我们的苦难提出疯狂的解决方法，只不过有点半开玩笑：

Don't say that, even in jest.

别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。

He spoke in jest when he asked me to marry him.

他以开玩笑的口气向我求婚.

It was done in jest and not supposed to be taken seriously.

这是闹着玩儿的,不能把它当真.