Word · Frequency #20012
jibe
嘲笑；讥讽；嘲弄
to mock or taunt someone; to jeer
- 1.
To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
用轻蔑的言辞责备；嘲笑,奚落
- 2.
To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
以嘲讽或奚落的方式说
- 3.
To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
发表嘲讽言论；嘲笑
用轻蔑的言辞责备；嘲笑,奚落；以嘲讽或奚落的方式说；发表嘲讽言论；嘲笑；嘲笑；一致
In use
The captain ordered the crew to jibe the mainsail as the wind shifted.
We had to jibe abruptly to avoid the approaching squall.
The experienced sailor demonstrated how to jibe safely in strong winds.
Verb forms
base jibe · third person jibes · -ing jibing · past jibed · past participle jibed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- jibe at
- 嘲笑；奚落
- The critic jibed at the actor's shaky performance.评论家嘲笑那位演员不稳定的表演。
- jibe about
- 对…说嘲讽话
- They jibed about his new haircut.他们拿他的新发型开玩笑。
- jibe that
- 嘲讽地说…
- He jibed that she would never finish on time.他嘲讽地说她永远不可能按时完成。
- jibe someone
- （当众）嘲笑某人
- The audience jibed the speaker mercilessly.听众无情地嘲笑那位演讲者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把jibe的开头ji联想成“讥”，记住“讥笑”就是jibe（嘲笑）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、formal speeches 该词表示“嘲笑、讥讽”时，多用于正式或书面语，常见于文学、评论等语境；日常口语中较少使用，通常用 mock、ridicule 等词。
Grammar Note
For sailing sense, transitive (jibe the sail); for mocking/agreeing, intransitive (jibe at someone; jibe with something).
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bribe、tribe、scribe、vibe 押韵，均读 /aɪb/。注意 jive 虽形似但结尾是 /v/，jib 虽拼写相近但读 /dʒɪb/，与 jibe 发音不同。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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