"take a jab at" in Chinese (Simplified)

挖苦开玩笑批评拿……开涮

Definition

用轻松、常带有戏谑或讽刺意味的话语批评或取笑某人。有时也可表示尝试做某事，但这种用法较少见。

口语化，常用来形容带有玩笑或讽刺性质的轻微批评（如：'He took a jab at my idea'）。不是字面上的“戳”或攻击。用作“尝试做某事”时很少见，多用'take a shot at'。

He likes to take a jab at his friends’ bad jokes.

他喜欢对朋友的冷笑话**挖苦**一番。

She couldn’t resist taking a jab at her brother during dinner.

晚餐时她忍不住**挖苦**了她哥哥。

It’s easy to take a jab at someone online.

在网上**挖苦**别人很容易。

Every time politics comes up, he can't help but take a jab at the government.

每次谈到政治，他都忍不住**挖苦**政府。

I wasn’t being serious, just taking a jab at you!

我不是认真的，只是在**拿你开玩笑**！

If you want to take a jab at public speaking, there’s a workshop next week.

如果你想**试试**公开演讲，下周有一个讲座。