"take a jab at" in Chinese (Traditional)
挖苦開玩笑批評拿……開涮
Definition
用輕鬆、常帶有戲謔或諷刺意味的話語批評或取笑某人。有時也可表示嘗試做某事，但這種用法較少見。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
口語化，常用於形容帶有玩笑或諷刺性的輕微批評（例如：'He took a jab at my idea'）。不是字面上的“戳”或攻擊。用於“嘗試”時較少見，通常用'take a shot at'。
Examples
He likes to take a jab at his friends’ bad jokes.
他喜歡對朋友的冷笑話**挖苦**一下。
She couldn’t resist taking a jab at her brother during dinner.
晚餐時她忍不住**挖苦**了她哥哥。
It’s easy to take a jab at someone online.
在網上**挖苦**別人很容易。
Every time politics comes up, he can't help but take a jab at the government.
每次談到政治，他都忍不住**挖苦**政府。
I wasn’t being serious, just taking a jab at you!
我不是認真的，只是在**拿你開玩笑**！
If you want to take a jab at public speaking, there’s a workshop next week.
如果你想**試試**公開演講，下週有個講座。