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quip 音标拼音: [kw'ɪp] n. 警句,名言,讽刺
vt.
vi. 说讽刺的话,嘲弄,说托辞 警句,名言,讽刺说讽刺的话,嘲弄,说托辞 quip n 1: a witty saying [ synonym: { epigram}, { quip}] 2: witty remark [ synonym: { wisecrack}, { crack}, { sally}, { quip}] v 1: make jokes or quips; " The students were gagging during dinner" [ synonym: { gag}, { quip}] Quip \ Quip\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Quipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Quipping}.] To taunt; to treat with quips. [ 1913 Webster] The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
Quip \ Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. -- Sir H. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster]
Quip \ Quip\ ( kw[ i^] p), n. [ Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. { Quib}, { Quibble}.] 1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. [ 1913 Webster] Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o' er. -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment. [ PJC] 104 Moby Thesaurus words for " quip": Parthian shot, ad lib, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, back answer, barb, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, caustic remark, cavil, chestnut, comeback, conceit, crack, crack a joke, crack wise, cut, cutting remark, dig, dodge, double entendre, drollery, dump, epigram, equivoque, facetiae, flash of wit, fleer, fleer at, flight of wit, flout, foolery, fun, gag, gibe, gibe at, gibing retort, happy thought, jab, jape, jeer, jest, jesuitism, joke, josh, kid, kid around, leg- pull, make a funny, make fun, make fun of, mock, mot, nasty crack, parting shot, persiflage, play of wit, play on words, pleasantry, poke fun at, pun, put- down, put- on, quibble, quiddity, quillet, quips and cranks, quirk, quodlibet, repartee, retort, ridicule, riposte, rude reproach, sally, scintillate, scintillation, scoff, scoff at, scurrility, short answer, shuffle, slam, slap, smart crack, smart saying, snappy comeback, sparkle, stroke of wit, swipe, taunt, turn of thought, twit, utter a mot, verbal thrust, wheeze, wisecrack, witticism, yak |
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