jib

Word family

jib1 /dʒɪb/ noun [countableC]

1. TTWa small sail in front of the large sail on a boat 艏三角帆 → mainsail

2. TBCTthe long part of a crane 〔起重机的〕悬臂

Examples from the Corpus

jib• There are two wheels of 16-foot diameter, and the 18-foot jib could swing through 180°.• But possibly because he had noted how Conner had lost a protest in mirror-image circumstances, he dropped his jib.• Tethered by a foot, their sole giraffe manipulates its jib like an Anglepoise, awkwardly precise.• Trent gathered it and wrapped it with ties to the boom before going forward to raise the storm jib.• The yellow genoa sped up the forestay, Trent switching sheets as the jib came down.

Related topics: Horses

jib2 verb (jibbed, jibbing) [intransitiveI]

DSH especially British EnglishBrE to be unwilling to do or accept something 不肯做；不愿接受

jib at

He jibbed at the price I asked for.

他不肯接受我的要价。

Examples from the Corpus

jib• It was the soul she jibbed at.• The flask tea alone Leon jibbed at.

Origin jib

1. (1600-1700) Origin unknown.

2. (1700-1800) Probably from gibbet