Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19574
quip
妙语；俏皮话；挖苦话
核心释义
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
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聪明的讽刺妙语；嘲弄；刻薄的反驳；讥讽。
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
聪明的讽刺妙语；嘲弄；刻薄的反驳；讥讽。；妙语；遁辞；讽刺
用法In use
His witty quip made everyone laugh.
用法提示：quip作名词，意为妙语
She couldn't resist a quip about the boring meeting.
用法提示：quip作名词，意为讽刺话
The comedian's quip was perfectly timed.
用法提示：quip作名词，意为妙语
make a quip
He made a quip about the weather.
他说了一句关于天气的俏皮话。
quip about something
She made a quip about his tie.
她拿他的领带开了个玩笑。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make a quip
- 说俏皮话；打趣
- He always makes a quip when the meeting gets tense.会议气氛紧张时，他总是说句俏皮话。
- a witty quip
- 机智的妙语
- She responded with a witty quip that made everyone laugh.她用一个机智的妙语回应，引得大家大笑。
- fire off a quip
- 脱口而出俏皮话
- He fired off a quip before his opponent could answer.他在对手回答之前脱口而出了一句俏皮话。
- a sarcastic quip
- 挖苦的俏皮话
- Her sarcastic quip about the food silenced the table.她关于食物的刻薄俏皮话让桌上的人安静下来。
- trade quips
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 quick + lip：嘴快脑快，一句话蹦出的俏皮挖苦，就是 quip。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、访谈节目、专栏文章或新闻报道 quip 多用于日常谈话、访谈等轻松场合，也常见于随笔或新闻报道，指简短机智或略带讥讽的妙语；语气通常不严肃，较少用于正式公文或学术文章。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: equip /ɪˈkwɪp/, ship /ʃɪp/, trip /trɪp/ all end with /ɪp/. Lookalikes: quit /kwɪt/, quiet /ˈkwaɪət/, quite /kwaɪt/ start with qui- but do not rhyme.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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