She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip.
她知道自己应该说点轻松的俏皮话来作答。
dig informal a comment you make to annoy or criticize someone 挖苦的话
I’m tired of her little digs at me.
她总是不痛不痒地刺激我一下,我很反感。
taunt /tɔːnt $ tɒːnt/ a comment intended to make someone angry or upset 辱骂,奚落,嘲笑,挑衅的言辞
The fans made racist taunts throughout the game.
球迷们整场比赛都用种族歧视的言语进行挑衅。
Examples from the Corpus
comment• OK, that's what we are suggesting - does anyone have any comments?• That talk was fanned by comments from centralbank officials.• But some dissentingcomments made in private were unprintable.• The jurors were not available for comment after the trial.• Acevedo could not be reached for comment.• Bohan said countypark officials are still gatheringcomments from the public about the proposal.• Her comments on interest rates had little impact on financial markets.• Or a math or scienceteacher who made inappropriatecomments throughout the year.• We were discussing her new movie, and Jill made some interestingcomments about it.• Are there any questions or comments?• Here are some examples of ways in which individual teachers have explored particular comments or happenings.• DoubleGlazing is where we welcome your questions, comments, and experience with Windows.• There is a set time allowed for the council to receive comments on an application.• He made some comment about my dress, then carried on reading his book.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief短評➤fair合理的意見◇What she said was fair comment. (BrE) 她的評論很合理。◇What she said was a fair comment. (NAmE) 她的評論很合理。➤favourable/favorable, nice, positive正面的評論;中聽的意見▸➤adverse, derogatory, disparaging, negative, unfavourable/unfavorable不利的評論;誹謗性的評論;貶損的評論;負面的評論▸➤critical批評意見◇Highly critical comments have been made about the conduct of some politicians.一些政客的行為受到了十分嚴厲的批評。◇a book with critical comment on the various strands of feminism一本對形形色色女權主義進行批判的書➤hostile, snarky (NAmE, informal) , snide, unfair不友善的/尖刻的/挖苦的/不公正的評論➤caustic, scathing刻薄的/尖刻的評論➤rude, sardonic, smart-ass (NAmE, informal) , stupid粗魯無禮的/嘲諷的/自作聰明的/愚蠢的評論▸➤ironic, sarcastic, wry挖苦的/諷刺的/嘲弄的評論➤witty妙趣橫生的評論▸➤constructive, helpful, useful, valuable建設性的/有益的/有用的/有價值的意見▸➤incisive, insightful, interesting, perceptive, shrewd深刻的/有見解的/有意思的/犀利的/精明的評論▸➤cryptic含義隱晦的評論▸➤uninformed (especially BrE) 無知的話語▸➤general一般性評論▸➤detailed詳細評論▸➤casual, offhand, off-the-cuff, passing, throwaway非正式的評論;唐突的意見;即興的評論;隨便的評論;衝口而出的評語◇He made a few casual comments to her about her hair and now she's chopped it all off!他隨便評論了幾句她的頭髮,她就把頭髮都剪了!◇This idea deserves more than passing comment.這個想法值得慎重考慮。➤editorial, official, personal, press, public社論;官方評論;個人意見;新聞評論;公眾評價◇Editorial comment in the press tended to support the government in this matter.在這一問題上,報界的社論傾向於支持政府一方。➤written書面評論▸➤political, social政治/社會評論◇Her novels were a vehicle for shrewd social comment.她的小說是傳達她精闢的社會評論的媒介。➤sad令人遺憾的評論◇The attack is a sad comment on the public's understanding of mental illness.這種抨擊反映出公眾對精神疾病並不理解。VERB + COMMENT➤have, make, pass評論;進行評論;發表評論◇If you have any comments, please send them to the above address.如果有任何意見,請寄往上述地址。◇She made a cryptic comment about how the movie mirrored her life.她暗示這部電影是她人生的寫照。◇I would prefer not to pass comment before I have more information on the case.在我沒有得到更多關於這件事的信息之前,我寧願不發表意見。➤give, offer給出/提出意見➤add, leave, post (= on the Internet) , send, submit, write補充意見;留下評論;(在網上)發帖評論;發送意見;呈交意見;寫評論◇Feel free to post your comments if you have any.有意見歡迎隨時發帖評論。➤read讀評論➤hear聽取意見▸➤attract, cause, draw, elicit, excite引來評論;激起評論◇The article attracted much adverse comment.這篇文章引來了眾多非議。➤appreciate, invite, seek, welcome感謝評論;徵求意見;尋求意見;歡迎評論◇The school has invited comments from parents about the new curriculum.學校向家長徵求有關新課程設置的意見。➤get, receive收到意見◇We have received many helpful comments from fellow-sufferers.我們收到了病友的很多有益意見。➤decline (NAmE) 謝絕評論◇KPJ officials declined comment.南斯拉夫共產黨的官員謝絕評論。➤disregard, ignore不理會評論➤direct把評論對準◇She directed all her comments at Steve.她所有的意見都是針對史蒂夫的。PREPOSITION➤without comment未作評論地◇She accepted his diagnosis without comment.她默然接受了他的診斷結果。➤comment about, comment on關於⋯的評論◇a general comment on the weather天氣概述➤comment from來自⋯的評論◇We welcome comments from readers.我們歡迎來自讀者的意見。PHRASES➤be available for comment, be unavailable for comment有時間/無暇作出評論◇The spokesman was not available for comment last night.昨晚發言人無暇作出評論。➤no comment無可奉告◇When asked about the allegations, the chairman replied 'no comment'.當被問到有關傳聞時,主席回答“無可奉告”。➤a source of comment引發意見的緣由◇His visits were the source of much comment.他的訪問引發了大量評論。➤questions and comments問題與評論◇Viewers are encouraged to phone in questions and comments.鼓勵觀眾打電話提問和評論。comment
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ADVERB | VERB + COMMENT | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤favourably/favorably有利地評論▸➤adversely, critically, unfavourably/unfavorably不利地/批判地/負面地評論▸➤bitterly, sarcastically尖刻地/諷刺地評論▸➤drily, wryly冷淡地/挖苦地評論➤quietly, softly平靜地/溫和地評論▸➤publicly公開評論VERB + COMMENT➤decline to, refuse to拒絕評論◇The president refused to comment on the affair.總統拒絕評論此事。PREPOSITION➤about評論有關⋯的事◇People were commenting about her abilities.人們在評論她的能力。➤on評論⋯◇He refused to comment on the proposals.他拒絕對這些建議發表意見。➤to向⋯發表意見◇She commented to me that she liked it.她對我表示喜歡它。
comment ♦︎ note ♦︎ remark ♦︎ observeThese words all mean to say or write a fact or opinion.这些词均表示说明事实或发表意见。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to comment / remark on sth◆to comment / remark / observe to sb◆to comment / note / remark / observe that...◆to comment on / note / remark / observe how...◆to comment / note / remark / observe drily / wryly◆to comment / remark / observe coolly / acidly / casually■comment [intransitive, transitive] to express an opinion or give facts about sth发表意见;说明事实;议论说◆He refused to comment until after the trial.审判结束之前他拒绝发表评论。◆We were just commenting on how well you look.我们刚才正说你看起来多么健康。◆'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her.“这不是他的最佳表现。”她对坐在旁边的女士议论道。 see also comment ⇨ statementnoun■note [transitive] (ratherformal) to mention sth because it is important or interesting(因重要或有趣)特别提到,指出◆It is worth noting that the most successful companies had the lowest prices.值得指出的是最成功的公司价格最低。ⓘ Note is often used to draw sb's attention to an important or interesting fact. * note常表示提醒别人注意重要或有趣的事情◆Visitors should note that the tower is not open to the public.游客请注意:该塔不对公众开放。◆There are two other points to note from this graph.这一图表有另外两点需要特别提一下。■remark [intransitive, transitive] to say or write what you have noticed about a situation说起;谈论;评论◆The judges remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition.众评委说明了参赛作品的高水准。◆Critics remarked that the play was not original.评论家指出这部戏剧缺乏创意。 see also remark ⇨ statementnoun■observeəbˈzɜːv; NAmEəbˈzɜːrv [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal) to say or write what you have noticed about a situation说起;谈论;评论◆She observed that it was getting late.她说天色晚了。 see also observation ⇨ statementnounNOTE辨析 Comment, remark or observe?If you comment on sth you say sth about it; if you remark on sth or observe sth, you say sth about it that you have noticed: there is often not much difference between them. However, while you can refuse to comment, you cannot 'refuse to remark' or 'refuse to observe'. * comment on表示谈论某事,remark on或observe表示谈论或评论注意到的事物。这几个词通常无太大区别。不过,拒绝评论可以用refuse to comment,不能用refuse to remark或refuse to observe◆He refused to remark/observe until after the trial.