| 单词 | jibe |
| 释义 | jibejibe1, gibe /dʒaɪb/ noun [countableC] JOKEan unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly 嘲讽，讥讽 She was tired of his cheap jibes. 她厌烦他那低级庸俗的挖苦。 Examples from the Corpus jibe• Mostly he walked away from her jibes.• George Will is a great recycler, despite his jibes at silly liberal environmentalism.• His jibe was greeted with howls of laughter as Mr Smith savaged Mr Major during the emergency debate on the economy.• So he didn't listen to odd jibe about our millionaire friend, and he didn't ask them to pay.• She had done nothing to deserve Deana's petty jibes, and suddenly it was too much.• Greg's jibe about the dress being like a shroud rankled.• Giving and taking jibes and insults is very much part of being a footie fan; usually it's fun.• To deal with the jibes of those who called her Big Ben.• For two hours, legislators traded jibes over the bill. jibe2 verb 1 [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE informalSAMEAGREE if two statements, reports etc jibe with each other, the information in them matches 〔两份陈述、报告等〕相一致，符合 jibe with His report did not jibe with the facts. 他的报告与事实不符。 2. [intransitiveI + at] to say something that is intended to make someone seem silly 嘲讽，挖苦 Examples from the Corpus jibe• His distrust of the power of critics made him ready to jibe at David Sylvester. jibe with• What you see in movies doesn't always jibe with reality. (1500-1600) → JIBE22 jibe2 1. (1800-1900) Origin unknown. 2. (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French giber “to shake” |
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