twit
twit — 名詞
- twitsingular
- twitsplural
1. someone who behaves in a foolish and irritating way.
笨蛋；呆子
蠢又惹人煩的人
someone who behaves in a foolish and irritating way.
Christopher called himself a twit after locking the keys inside the van.
Christopher 把鑰匙鎖在廂型車裡後，罵自己是個笨蛋。
call yourself a twit after a foolish mistake
At dinner, Soraya thought her cousin was a twit for hiding the salt.
吃晚餐時，Soraya 覺得表親把鹽藏起來，真像個呆子。
Don't be a twit and press every button on the hotel lift, Iker.
Iker，別像個笨蛋一樣把旅館電梯的每個按鈕都按下去。
don't be a twit + imperative warning
The coach laughed and said Henrik was a twit for wearing two left shoes.
教練笑著說 Henrik 穿了兩隻左腳的鞋，真是個呆子。
- you twit
- such a twit
- call someone a twit
- complete twit
文法句型
a twit
call someone a twit
be a twit
such a twit
用法筆記
Mainly British and informal. It is often said after a small foolish act and can sound annoyed or half-amused rather than deeply insulting.
常見錯誤
2. a remark or act that mocks someone in a small, needling way.
譏諷話
帶刺的短句嘲弄
a remark or act that mocks someone in a small, needling way.
Nellie answered the late arrival with a twit about the broken watch.
Nellie 用一句關於壞掉手錶的譏諷話回了那個遲到的人。
a twit about + fault
In the letter, Meera added a twit about the landlord's terrible handwriting.
在信裡，Meera 又補了一句譏諷話，拿房東難看的字跡開刀。
The brothers traded twits across the table until Aunt Rosa told them to stop.
兄弟倆隔著桌子互丟譏諷話，直到 Aunt Rosa 叫他們停下來。
trade twits
After the missed train, Shirin threw one last twit at Indra and walked off.
錯過火車後，Shirin 朝 Indra 又丟了一句譏諷話才走開。
- a twit about lateness
- throw a twit at someone
- trade twits
- a sharp twit
文法句型
a twit about + thing
throw a twit at someone
trade twits
用法筆記
Rare and somewhat literary. Use it for one barbed remark or gesture, not for general joking; distinguish it from sense 1, which names the person rather than the remark.
常見錯誤
twit — 動詞
- twitpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twits3rd person singular
- twitting-ing form
- twittedpast simple
1. to make jokes about someone in a mildly mocking way.
揶揄
帶點玩笑地取笑人
to make jokes about someone in a mildly mocking way.
Yumi twitted the baker about the pink apron and then helped with lunch.
Yumi 揶揄那位麵包師傅的粉紅圍裙，接著又幫忙準備午餐。
twit someone about + thing
During rehearsal, Tamar twitted the drummer for losing the beat again.
排練時，Tamar 揶揄鼓手又一次漏掉了拍子。
The twins twitted their brother about the poem hidden in his schoolbag.
那對雙胞胎揶揄哥哥把詩偷偷藏進書包裡。
At the market, the cashier twitted a shopper about buying six lemons and no bread.
在市場裡，收銀員揶揄那名顧客買了六顆檸檬卻沒買麵包。
light teasing in conversation
- twit someone about clothes
- twit someone for a mistake
- keep twitting someone
文法句型
twit someone about + thing
twit someone for + thing
用法筆記
Rare and somewhat old-fashioned. This sense is usually light teasing between people; distinguish it from sense 2, which points more directly to a fault and can sound more reproachful.
常見錯誤
2. to mock someone for a habit, mistake, or weakness, treating it as a fault.
奚落
抓住缺點來譏笑
to mock someone for a habit, mistake, or weakness, treating it as a fault.
The editor twitted the mayor for answering every question with a joke.
編輯奚落市長每次回答問題都要先講個笑話。
twit someone for + repeated habit
The aunt twitted the boy for leaving every cupboard door open.
那位阿姨奚落男孩老是把每扇櫥櫃門都敞著。
In the memo, the principal twitted staff for ignoring the fire-drill time.
在備忘錄裡，校長奚落教職員無視消防演練的時間。
The committee chair twitted staff for treating the meeting like a comedy show.
委員會主席奚落教職員把會議開得像喜劇表演。
reproach aimed at a criticized trait
- twit someone for laziness
- twit someone about a habit
- twit staff with poor timing
文法句型
twit someone for + fault
twit someone about + habit
twit someone with + weakness
用法筆記
Rare and rather literary. This sense focuses on the weakness or habit being criticized, not just playful banter; distinguish it from sense 1, which is lighter in tone.