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单词 quip
释义
quipquip /kwɪp/ verb (past tense and past participle quipped, present participle quipping) [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINquip
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from Latin quippe ‘certainly, indeed’, from quid ‘what’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
quip
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyquip
he, she, itquips
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyquipped
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave quipped
he, she, ithas quipped
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad quipped
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill quip
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have quipped
Continuous Form
PresentIam quipping
he, she, itis quipping
you, we, theyare quipping
PastI, he, she, itwas quipping
you, we, theywere quipping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been quipping
he, she, ithas been quipping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been quipping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be quipping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been quipping
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • ``It's the 40th anniversary of my 29th birthday," quipped Reagan.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Beyond the quipping, Dole presented sharp contrasts in style with Clinton.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
something that you say or write in order to give your opinion: · Does anyone have any comments?· Readers are invited to send in their comments and suggestions.
something that you say: · Just ignore them if they start making rude remarks.· I’m not sure what he meant by that last remark.
something that someone mentions about a subject in a discussion, argument, article etc: · That’s an interesting point, Steve.· He raises (=mentions) a number of important points in his paper.
a comment in which you say what you think or have noticed about something: · Karl Marx made the observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.
a comment made in a low voice, that you intend only certain people to hear: · ‘Is that true?’ she whispered in an aside to Don.
a clever and amusing comment: · She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip.
informal a comment you make to annoy or criticize someone: · I’m tired of her little digs at me.
a comment intended to make someone angry or upset: · The fans made racist taunts throughout the game.
to say something clever and amusing:  ‘Giving up smoking is easy,’ he quipped. ‘I’ve done it hundreds of times.’ see thesaurus at commentquip noun [countable]:  an amusing quip
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