"jibes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嘲諷
• 挖苦

Definition

用來侮辱或嘲笑某人的刻薄評論或諷刺；有時 "jibe" 也可表示一致，但 "jibes" 通常指嘲諷或侮辱性的言語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要是非正式用語，常用在 'make jibes at'（嘲諷某人）表達中。別與 'jive'（舞蹈/俚語）或 'jibe'（一致，航海用語）混淆。常形容帶有傷害性的嘲諷。

Examples

He made several jibes about her new haircut.

他對她的新髮型說了幾句**嘲諷**的話。

Ignore his jibes and just do your best.

別理他的**嘲諷**，只管盡力就好。

His jibes were hurtful, but she didn't show it.

他的**嘲諷**很傷人，但她沒有表現出來。

She fired back with some jibes of her own.

她也用幾句**嘲諷**反擊了。

All those jibes started to get under his skin.

所有這些**嘲諷**讓他很不舒服。

He laughs off the jibes, but you can tell they bother him.

他對這些**嘲諷**一笑置之，但你看得出他很介意。