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quip

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n.讽刺,妙语,双关语 v.说讽刺的话,嘲弄,说托辞

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形容词:quippy 动词过去式:quipped 过去分词:quipped 现在分词:quipping 第三人称单数:quips

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quip


/kwɪp; kwɪp/
n witty or sarcastic remark 妙语; 讽刺话
*He ended his speech with a merry quip. 他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲.

v (-pp-) [I] make a quip or quips 说风趣的或讽刺的话
*`Who overslept this morning?' She quipped. `今天早晨谁睡过头了?'她风趣地问.

quip


v past tense and past participlequippedpresent participlequipping [T]

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Latin quippe 'certainly, indeed', from quid 'what']
to say something clever and amusing
 'Giving up smoking is easy,' he quipped. 'I've done it hundreds of times.'
>quipn[C]
 an amusing quip
1. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
    他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲.

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