quip
n. 俏皮話,妙語; 嘲弄,譏諷; 雙關語
vi. 說俏皮話; 嘲弄,譏諷; 託辭
A quip is a remark that is intended to be amusing or clever.
The commentators make endless quips about the female players' appearance.
評論員們沒完沒了地拿女選手的容貌打趣。
To quip means to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever.
'He'll have to go on a diet,' Ballard quipped...
“他得減肥啦,”巴拉德俏皮地說。
The chairman quipped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.
主席風趣地說,他寧可賣掉他的航空公司,也不願出售他的計算機系統。
1. a witty saying
2. witty remark
1. make jokes or quips;
To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.
Quip的意思是,說一些可能令人驚訝或者看起來很聰明的話.
He ended his speech with a merry quip.
他以十分風趣的話結束了演講.
Europe, to repeat the quip of the day , had lost a mistress and gained a master.
再用當時的一句妙語來說,歐洲失去了一個主婦,卻得到了一個主人.
That quip, though, makes an intriguing point.
不過這個反諷恰好提出了一個很有趣的問題.
So, when do I start? A slightly obnoxious quip. Don't invite yourself into the job.
那我什麼時候上班? 問得妙,但有點兒招人討厭. 不要不請自來.