Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19574
quip
打趣；俏皮地说
To make a witty or sarcastic remark.
- 1.
To make a quip.
说俏皮话。
- 2.
To taunt; to mock with quips.
用俏皮话嘲弄；讥笑。
奚落；嘲讽；说俏皮话。；用俏皮话嘲弄；讥笑。；说讽刺话；嘲弄
In use
During the meeting, she quipped that the new policy would give everyone more free time.
He often quips about his own mistakes to lighten the mood.
Quipping during a serious presentation can be seen as disrespectful.
quip that + clause
用于引出说的内容，常带有幽默或讽刺意味。
She quipped that she had seen better days.
她打趣说，她见过好日子。
quip about + noun/gerund
用于谈论某话题，常以轻松玩笑的方式。
He quipped about the terrible weather.
他调侃这糟糕的天气。
quip, + direct speech
直接引语通常用逗号或引号引出，动词后紧跟引语。
“I'm not lost,” she quipped, “just exploring.”
“我没迷路，”她打趣道，“只是在探索。”
Verb forms
base quip · third person quips · -ing quipping · past quipped · past participle quipped
规则动词，双写p加-ed/-ing
Common mistakes
He quiped about the weather.He quipped about the weather.
动词 quip 的过去式应为 quipped，而非 quiped。注意双写 p。
She quipped at his suggestion.She quipped about his suggestion.
动词 quip 通常与 about 连用表示对某事说俏皮话，而 at 常用于 mock 或 laugh。应改为 about。
Connections
Collocations
- quip that
- 打趣说…；俏皮地说…
- He quipped that the weather was perfect for staying indoors.他打趣说，这种天气最适合待在屋里。
- quip about
- 拿…开玩笑；就…说俏皮话
- They quipped about the boss's new tie.他们拿老板的新领带打趣。
- quip back
- 俏皮地回嘴；打趣地反驳
- "You're late," she said. "I'm fashionably late," he quipped back.“你迟到了。”她说。“我这是赶时髦才迟到的。”他打趣地回嘴。
- quip wryly
- 自嘲地打趣；无奈地调侃
- "I used to be indecisive," he quipped wryly, "but now I'm not so sure."“我以前总是犹豫不决，”他自嘲地打趣道，“不过现在我也不太确定了。”
- quip to reporters
- 对记者打趣说
- The actor quipped to reporters that he only turned up for the free food.这位演员对记者打趣说，他来只是为了免费的食物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 quick（快）和 lip（嘴）拼在一起想：嘴快的人总爱冒出一句俏皮话（quip）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written narrative、news reporting、formal speech quip 作动词时通常用于书面叙述或新闻报道中，表示俏皮地说、打趣，多出现在转述某人的俏皮话时；在口语会话中不够常见，且略带文学或正式色彩。有时也含用俏皮话嘲讽、奚落的意味。
Grammar Note
通常用于表达机智或讽刺的评论，不接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪp/ 结尾，与 quip /kwɪp/ 押韵。注意：quit /kwɪt/、quiz /kwɪz/、quite /kwaɪt/ 形近但发音不同；equip 的重读部分 /kwɪp/ 与 quip 完全相同。
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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