jibe
noun /dʒaɪb/
/dʒaɪb/
(also gibe)
- jibe (at somebody/something) an unkind or offensive remark about somebody
嘲讽;嘲弄;讥讽 - He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview.
在采访中他好几次粗俗地嘲讽对手。
- He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview.
- (North American English) (also gybe especially in British English)an act of changing direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other
吉贝(jibe): 当风在您身后航行时,通过将帆从船的一侧移到另一侧来改变方向
词源noun sense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps from Old French giber ‘handle roughly’ (in modern dialect ‘kick’); compare with the verb jib.