a gibe at sb/sth
常与 aim、direct 等动词连用，表示嘲讽指向某人或某事。
He aimed a gibe at the referee.
他对裁判挖苦了一句。
嘲讽；讥笑；挖苦
gibes — plural of gibe
像导弹一样针对他人且意图产生显著影响的攻击性言论；嘲笑
an aggressive remark aimed at a person, meant to mock or wound
像导弹一样针对他人且意图产生显著影响的攻击性言论
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
His gibe about her cooking really hurt her feelings.
他关于她厨艺的嘲笑真的伤了她的心。
用法提示：名词作主语，表示带有嘲讽的言语。
She ignored the gibes from her classmates and continued her presentation.
她无视同学们的嘲讽，继续她的演示。
用法提示：名词复数形式，作为动词ignore的宾语，表示多次的嘲讽。
The comedian's gibe at the politician drew laughter from the audience.
这位喜剧演员对政治家的嘲讽引来了观众的笑声。
用法提示：名词作主语，表示一个具体的嘲讽言论。
常与 aim、direct 等动词连用，表示嘲讽指向某人或某事。
He aimed a gibe at the referee.
他对裁判挖苦了一句。
about 后面接被嘲讽的话题。
She made a gibe about his new haircut.
她拿他的新发型挖苦了一句。
用复数形式指一连串的嘲讽言论。
The mayor shrugged off gibes from the press.
市长对新闻界的讥讽一笑置之。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made gibe at my pronunciation.
正确表达He made a gibe at my pronunciation.
gibe 是可数名词，单数泛指时要加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子She threw a gibe to her colleague.
正确表达She threw a gibe at her colleague.
固定搭配是 gibe at sb，表示“针对某人的讥讽”，介词用 at 而不是 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子They exchanged many gibe during the meeting.
正确表达They exchanged many gibes during the meeting.
many 后面要接可数名词复数，gibe 的复数形式是 gibes，不能保留单数。
两者读音相同，拼写仅差一个字母。表示“嘲讽”时 gibe 与 jibe 可以互通，但现代英语里 jibe 更常表示“（说法、数字）对得上、相符”，这一含义不能用 gibe。
gibe 通常指一句针对某人的尖刻挖苦话，多作名词；jeer 强调当众、大声地起哄嘲笑，常作动词，语气更喧闹、更群体化。
gibe 侧重一句机智或尖刻的讽刺话，往往一针见血；taunt 强调故意挑衅、反复嘲弄以激怒对方，语气更重、更持续。
gibe + -er（去结尾 e）
gibe + -ing（去结尾 e）
gibe + -ing + -ly（去结尾 e）
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