gibe

noun

🔊/dʒaɪb/

(also jibe)

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gibe (at somebody/something) an unkind or offensive remark about somebody
- He made several cheap gibes at his opponent during the interview.在面试中，他对对手做了几笔廉价的嘲笑。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(especially British English gybe)
(specialist) an act of changing direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other

verb

🔊/dʒaɪb/

(also jibe)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gibe	🔊/dʒaɪb/ 🔊/dʒaɪb/
he / she / it gibes	🔊/dʒaɪbz/ 🔊/dʒaɪbz/
past simple gibed	🔊/dʒaɪbd/ 🔊/dʒaɪbd/
past participle gibed	🔊/dʒaɪbd/ 🔊/dʒaɪbd/
-ing form gibing	🔊/ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] gibe (at something) | gibe that… | + speech to say something that is intended to make somebody look silly or feel embarrassed
- He gibed repreatedly at the errors they had made.他为自己犯的错误感到高兴。
[intransitive] gibe (with something) (North American English, informal) to be the same as something or to match it（与…）一致，相符，相匹配
- Your statement doesn't gibe with the facts.您的陈述与事实不符。
(especially British English gybe)
[intransitive] (specialist) to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other compare tack (3)