jib
jib1
noun
jib2
(jibbed, jibbing)
jibber
noun
语源
noun
- (Sailing)a triangular staysail set forward of the mast
(航海)船首三角帆 - the projecting arm of a crane
（起重机）悬臂，挺杆
- mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin
jib2
(jibbed, jibbing)
- [no obj.](of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on
（尤指马等）逡巡不前，停止不动
he jibbed at the final fence.
它在最后一个栅栏前停了下来。
■(of a person) be unwilling to do or accept something
（人）踌躇不前，不愿做，不愿接受（某物）
he jibs at paying large bills.
他不愿支付巨额账单。
jibber
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: perhaps related to French regimber (earlier regiber) 'to buck, rear'; 比较 jibe
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