bib
bib — noun
- bibsingular
- bibsplural
1. a small waterproof or fabric cover fastened beneath a young child's chin so that
a small waterproof or fabric cover fastened beneath a young child's chin so that spilled food and drink do not reach their clothes.
Aoi tied a soft cotton bib around the baby before lunch.
tie a bib around [child]
The toddler pulled off his bib and threw the carrots on the floor.
Every bib in the nursery had a tiny duck printed on the front.
A plastic bib is easy to wipe clean after a messy meal.
Grandpa fastened the bib so the soup would not stain Leo's shirt.
用法筆記
Object is almost always a baby or small child; adults rarely wear one except at the dentist or for messy seafood.
2. the upper section of an apron, dungarees, or similar garment that sits across th
the upper section of an apron, dungarees, or similar garment that sits across the chest, usually held up by straps over the shoulders.
Tara slipped her pencil into the bib pocket of her painting overalls.
bib pocket of overalls
The cook wiped her hands on the bib of her apron between dishes.
These dungarees have a wide bib that buttons at both shoulders.
Joaquín embroidered a small flower onto the bib of the gardening apron.
The straps of the bib had loosened, so the overalls kept slipping down.
用法筆記
Often appears in the compound noun 'bib pocket' and in 'bib and brace' (a type of work overalls); refers to a garment part, not a separate item.
3. a light sleeveless top showing a number or team colour, worn over a runner's or
a light sleeveless top showing a number or team colour, worn over a runner's or player's clothes so that officials and spectators can tell people apart.
Each marathon runner pinned a paper bib with a number to the chest.
bib with a number pinned to the chest
Nala wore a bright orange bib so her coach could spot her on the field.
The two teams swapped bibs at half-time to change which side they marked.
Cyclists collected their race bibs at the registration tent the night before.
Volunteers handed every cyclist a yellow bib at the starting line.
- pinny
British informal word for a coloured training bib in sport
用法筆記
Subject wearing it is usually an athlete, runner, or volunteer; the bib carries identifying information (a number, a team colour) rather than just protecting clothes.
bib — verb
- bibpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bibs3rd person singular
- bibbing-ing form
- bibbedpast simple
1. to drink alcohol in small amounts but fairly often, as a steady habit rather tha
to drink alcohol in small amounts but fairly often, as a steady habit rather than all at once.
The old sailor would bib a little rum each evening on the porch.
bib + [drink] for regular sipping
Eitan liked to bib cider slowly while reading by the fire.
The poet was known to bib quietly long after the other guests had left.
Stephanie warned that her uncle had bibbed for years before giving it up.
文法句型
bib + (drink)
用法筆記
Now archaic and rarely used; learners will far more often meet the related word 'imbibe'. Suggests a steady, habitual sipping rather than heavy drinking.