Jib
n. 船首三角帆, 铁臂\\nvi. 移转, 踌躇不前, 停止不动
📝 例句
As the boat approached we could see its jib more clearly.
船开过来时,我们可以更清楚地看到船头的三角帆。
A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail.
帆眼圈附着于船首三角帆或三角帆上部绳索上的一种圈
the cut of sb.'s jib [ rig ]
仪态, 外貌
A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit.
单桅帆船有一个主帆、三角帆和龙骨但没有船首斜桁的单桅小帆船
jib at working overtime
不愿意加班
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
jib
n
1 small triangular sail in front of the mainsail 主帆前的小三角帆; 艏帆. =>illus at yacht 见yacht插图.
2 projecting arm of a crane 起重机的臂.
3 (idm 习语) the cut of his jib => cut2.
jib v (-bb-)
1 [I] (of a horse, etc) stop suddenly; refuse to go forwards （指马等）突然停步, 逡巡不前.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth/doing sth) (fig 比喻) refuse to proceed with (an action); be reluctant to do or accept sth 拒绝继续进行（活动）; 不愿做或不愿接受某事物
He jibbed when he heard how much the tickets would cost. 他一知道票价就不想买了.
The staff don't mind the new work schedule but they would jib at taking a cut in wages. 全体工作人员对新工作时间表倒不介意, 但不同意削减工资.
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, sure I do. Hi, Abe.
噢，我当然记得。嗨， Abe。
The best mirror is an old friend.
老朋友是最好的镜子。
It is one of the world's most important languages because it is so widely used.
英语使用得如此广泛，它已成为全球最重要的语言之一。