quip /ˈkwɪp/
警句,名言,諷刺(vt.)(vi.)說諷刺的話,嘲弄,說託辭
Quip n.
1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. --Milton.
He was full of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are o'er. --Tennyson.
Quip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quipped p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping ] To taunt; to treat with quips.
The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. --Spenser.
Quip, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts.
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quip
n 1: a witty saying [syn: epigram]
2: witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, sally]
v : make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during
dinner" [syn: gag]
[also: quipping, quipped]