释义 |
noun | verb ribrib1 /rɪb/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYrib1Origin: Old English ► poke/dig/nudge etc. somebody in the ribs (=push someone quickly in the ribs with your finger or elbow to get their attention, share a joke with them, etc.) 1 science, biology one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest: a broken ribpoke/dig/nudge etc. somebody in the ribs (=push someone quickly in the ribs with your finger or elbow to get their attention, share a joke with them, etc.)2a piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib: barbecued ribs3a curved piece of wood, metal, etc. that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building4a pattern of raised lines in a knitted piece of clothing that allow it to stretch [Origin: Old English] → see also prime rib, spareribs noun | verb ribrib2 verb (ribbed, ribbing) [transitive] VERB TABLErib |
Present | I, you, we, they | rib | | he, she, it | ribs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ribbed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ribbed | | he, she, it | has ribbed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ribbed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rib | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ribbed |
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Present | I | am ribbing | | he, she, it | is ribbing | | you, we, they | are ribbing | Past | I, he, she, it | was ribbing | | you, we, they | were ribbing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ribbing | | he, she, it | has been ribbing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ribbing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ribbing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ribbing |
to make jokes and laugh at someone in a friendly way: rib somebody about something José’s teammates ribbed him about the flowers he got. |