Word · Frequency #20012
jibe
/dʒaib/
noun
嘲讽；讥讽；挖苦话
A mocking or insulting remark; a jeer or taunt.
- 1.
A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
戏谑或侮辱性的言辞；嘲讽,奚落
戏谑或侮辱性的言辞；嘲讽,奚落；嘲笑
In use
He made a sharp jibe about her failure.
The comedian's jibes at the audience were met with silence.
His sarcastic jibe hurt her feelings.
Connections
Collocations
- a jibe at
- 对……的嘲讽
- She could not resist a jibe at her rival's outfit.她忍不住对对手的着装嘲讽了一句。
- cutting jibe
- 尖刻的嘲讽
- His cutting jibe left everyone in the room silent.他尖刻的嘲讽让房间里所有人哑口无言。
- trade jibes
- 互相讥讽
- The two politicians traded jibes during the debate.两位政治人物在辩论中互相讥讽。
- hurl jibes at
- 对……大加讥讽
- The crowd hurled jibes at the referee.人群对裁判大加讥讽。
- cheap jibe
- 低级的嘲讽
- That was a cheap jibe—you should apologize.那是低级的嘲讽——你应该道歉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象有人笑着说尖刻的话——jibe 就是带刺的玩笑、嘲讽。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、政论评论、文学描写 该词多用于书面语和新闻报道，带有嘲讽或挖苦的语气；日常口语中较少用，听起来比较正式。可在正式评论、辩论或文学描述中见到。
Grammar Note
作为名词时，表示‘嘲笑’，通常可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
jibe /dʒaɪb/ 与 bribe、tribe、vibe、describe、subscribe 押韵，尾音均为 /-aɪb/。注意 jib 拼写相近，但读 /dʒɪb/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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