dibs

dibs /dɪbz/ noun [plural] American EnglishAmE informal

OWNthe right to have, use, or do something 〔拥有、使用某物或做某事的〕权利

Freshmen have first dibs on dormitory rooms.

大学一年级学生有宿舍分配的优先权。

Examples from the Corpus

dibs• Cablevision might have first dibs on buying the rest of the property.

have first dibs on• Cablevision might have first dibs on buying the rest of the property.

Origin dibs

(1800-1900) Probably from dibstones “game played with small stones”, from dib “to hit lightly” ((17-19 centuries))

Chinese

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