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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。
打趣；俏皮地说
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打趣；俏皮地说
To make a witty or sarcastic remark.
She quipped that she had seen better days.
她打趣说，她见过好日子。
说俏皮话。
To make a quip.
用俏皮话嘲弄；讥笑。
To taunt; to mock with quips.
quip
Base
原形
quips
3rd person
第三人称单数
quipping
-ing
现在分词
quipped
Past
过去式
quipped
Past participle
过去分词
She often quips about the weather.
她经常拿天气说俏皮话。
He quipped that the meeting was too long.
他打趣说会议太长了。
They have quipped about the situation all day.
他们一整天都在嘲弄这个情况。
规则动词，双写p加-ed/-ing
During the meeting, she quipped that the new policy would give everyone more free time.
会议期间，她打趣说新政策会给每个人更多的空闲时间。
He often quips about his own mistakes to lighten the mood.
他经常拿自己的错误开玩笑以缓和气氛。
Quipping during a serious presentation can be seen as disrespectful.
在严肃的演讲中说俏皮话可能被视为不尊重。
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。
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。
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。”
Not this
He quiped about the weather.
Use this
He quipped about the weather.
动词 quip 的过去式应为 quipped，而非 quiped。注意双写 p。
Not this
She quipped at his suggestion.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。”
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。
在采访中打趣说
The CEO quipped in an interview that the company's motto was "work hard, nap harder."
这位首席执行官在采访中打趣说，公司的座右铭是“努力工作，更要努力打盹”。
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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）。
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。
通常用于表达机智或讽刺的评论，不接宾语。
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