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quipped

UK //kwɪpt//US //kwɪpt//

词源

源自16世纪英语,可能模仿“whip”(快速动作)的发音,后演变为表示俏皮话的动词。

verb

❶ 指快速而机智地说出俏皮话或幽默的评论,通常用于轻松或讽刺的场合。

“She quipped about the weather being as unpredictable as his mood.”

(她打趣说天气和他心情一样难以预测。)

“When asked about his late arrival, he quipped, 'Fashionably late is still fashionable.'”

(被问到为何迟到时,他俏皮地说:“时髦的迟到依然是时髦的。”)

同义词:joked, teased, bantered

常见短语

quick to quip — 形容某人总是能迅速说出机智或幽默的话,强调反应敏捷。

“He was quick to quip during debates, making even serious topics light-hearted.”

(辩论时他总能快速接梗,连严肃话题也变得轻松。)