jibe
/dʒaɪb/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒaɪb/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjīb/ (ame, mw)
jibe — 名詞
- jibesingular
- jibesplural
1. a short comment meant to mock someone or make them look foolish, often delivered
嘲諷話；譏諷
讓人出糗的短促嘲弄話語
a short comment meant to mock someone or make them look foolish, often delivered in a sharp or teasing tone.
Esme ignored her brother's jibe about her cooking and kept stirring the pot.
Esme 沒理會哥哥對她廚藝的嘲諷話，繼續攪動鍋裡的湯。
noun: a jibe about [topic]
The reporter's jibe at the mayor's broken promises drew laughter from the crowd.
記者對市長跳票政見的譏諷，引來現場群眾一陣笑聲。
noun: a jibe at [target]
Hassan took the cheap jibe in stride and answered with a calm smile.
Hassan 對那句廉價的嘲諷話一笑置之，平靜地回了一句話。
Naoko traded jibes with her teammates as they warmed up before the match.
Naoko 在熱身的時候和隊友互相開玩笑式地譏諷幾句。
A nasty jibe about her accent made Heloísa walk out of the meeting.
一句針對她口音的惡意嘲諷話，讓 Heloísa 直接走出了會議室。
- compliment
the direct opposite — a remark of praise rather than mockery
文法句型
jibe + at + [target]
a jibe about [topic]
用法筆記
Often paired with adjectives that grade the tone — 'cheap', 'nasty', 'snide' (hostile) vs. 'playful', 'good-natured' (between friends).
常見錯誤
jibe — 動詞
- jibepresent simple I / you / we / they
- jibes3rd person singular
- jibing-ing form
- jibedpast simple
1. to say short, mocking things to or about someone, usually to make them look sill
嘲諷；譏笑
用短話挖苦某人，讓對方出糗
to say short, mocking things to or about someone, usually to make them look silly or to score a point.
Eli kept jibing at his cousin for missing the open goal during the school match.
校際比賽錯失空門後，Eli 一直嘲諷他的表弟。
verb + at [person]
Reporters jibed about the senator's missed votes throughout the entire press briefing.
整場記者會上，記者們不斷譏笑那位參議員缺席投票的紀錄。
verb + about [topic]
Don't jibe at Layla — her presentation went really well considering the short notice.
別再嘲諷 Layla 了——以時間這麼趕來說，她的簡報已經做得很好了。
Vivek's classmates jibed every time he mispronounced a French word in the oral exam.
口試時 Vivek 只要法文發音一錯，同學就會跟著譏笑他。
The commentators jibed gently at the rookie's nervous first pitch of the season.
球評對菜鳥本季首球的緊張開球，只是輕輕地調侃了幾句。
- praise
the opposite act — saying approving things
文法句型
jibe at [someone]
jibe about [topic]
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive with 'at' (target person) or 'about' (target topic). Distinguish from sense 2 (agreement) and sense 3 (sailing) — same spelling, completely different meanings.
常見錯誤
2. if one piece of information jibes with another, the two fit together or do not c
吻合；對得上
兩份資訊或說法彼此相符不矛盾
if one piece of information jibes with another, the two fit together or do not contradict each other; mostly used in American English when checking whether stories or numbers match.
Kevin's story did not jibe with what the security camera recorded that afternoon.
Kevin 的說法跟那天下午監視器拍到的畫面對不上。
verb + with [account/evidence]
The witness's timeline finally jibed with the phone records the detectives had collected.
證人的時間線最後終於和警探手上的通聯紀錄吻合了。
positive: 'jibed with'
Olivia's expense report did not jibe with the receipts she handed in last Friday.
Olivia 的報帳明細和她上週五交回的收據對不起來。
What the manager said in the meeting just doesn't jibe with the company's official policy.
經理在會議上講的那番話，跟公司的正式政策根本不吻合。
Christopher's two accounts of the accident don't quite jibe — one says morning, the other night.
Christopher 對車禍的兩種說法兜不太起來——一個說早上，一個說晚上。
- contradict
to clearly disagree with or undermine another account
- clash
to be in obvious conflict with
文法句型
jibe with [statement/account]
two things jibe
用法筆記
Subject is usually a statement, account, story, number, or piece of evidence — not a person directly. Strongly American in flavour; British speakers more often say 'tally' or 'square'.
常見錯誤
3. while sailing downwind, to swing the sail (or the boat) sharply across so that t
轉帆換舷
順風航行時將帆或船快速換到另一舷
while sailing downwind, to swing the sail (or the boat) sharply across so that the back of the boat moves through the line of the wind.
The boom jibed across the cockpit and nearly hit Adisa as the wind shifted.
風向一變，帆桁忽然橫掃過駕駛艙，差一點就打到 Adisa。
intransitive: a sail / boom jibes
Daichi warned the crew before he jibed the mainsail in the strong afternoon breeze.
下午風勢轉強，Daichi 在轉帆換舷前先提醒了所有船員。
transitive: jibe + [sail / boat]
An uncontrolled jibe can snap the rigging, so Lotte called the manoeuvre out loudly.
失控的轉帆換舷可能會把索具扯斷，所以 Lotte 把口令喊得很大聲。
The skipper waited for a steady gust before jibing the boat onto the new course.
船長等到風勢穩定後才把船轉帆換舷，駛上新的航向。
Michael ducked low as the sail jibed and the rigging hummed above his head.
Michael 低下頭，這時帆順著風換到另一邊，索具在他頭頂嗡嗡作響。
- tack
to turn the bow through the wind instead of the stern; the upwind counterpart
文法句型
the sail jibed
jibe the boat / mainsail
用法筆記
Specialist sailing term — only used on or about boats with a fore-and-aft rig. British sailors more often spell this 'gybe'. The manoeuvre is the downwind counterpart of 'tack' (which is upwind).