in jest

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

笑话之中有真话.

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。

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.

Don't say that, even in jest.

别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。

Are you in jest or in earnest?

你在说笑话还是当真的?

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.

It was said in jest.

那是开开玩笑的。

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

他以开玩笑的口气向我求婚.

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.

I only said it in jest.

我不过是开玩笑说说的.

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.

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.

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.

His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest.

他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的.

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.