jibe

名词 jibe:

1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   同义词：shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, gibe

动词 jibe:

1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
   同义词：match, fit, correspond, check, gibe, tally, agree
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other
   同义词：gybe, jib, change course

1. But on the debit side, as you leave office, the nation is saddled with a$2.6 trillion debt, an enormous deficit, caused perhaps by the tripling of military spending and tax cut. How does this jibe with the goals that you set eight years ago and I'd like to follow up.
   可是在负债方面，阁下离任时，国家负担了二兆六千亿的债务。这是一笔可观的赤字，可能系由军费增加三倍和减税所致。这如何能与阁下八年以前所订的目标相吻合？本人愿闻其详。

jibe 也作 gybe

v.（动词）
jibed 也作 gybed jib.ing gyb.ing jibes gybes
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.
改变帆的方向：航行时在逆风到来前为抢风行驶而把船上从船首到船尾扯开的帆移到另一边
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause (a sail) to jibe.
使帆改变方向
n.（名词）
The act of jibing.
使帆改变方向的动作

来源：
Alteration perhaps influenced by jib
可能受 jib的影响
of gybe
gybe的变化
from obsolete Dutch gijben
源自 已废荷兰语 gijben

jibe
jibe 2

v.intr.（不及物动词）
jibed,jib.ing,jibes 【非正式用语】
To be in accord; agree:
协调；同意：
例句：
Your figures jibe with mine.
你的外貌和我相似

来源：
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jibe
jibe 3

v.（动词）
n.（名词）
Variant of gibe
gibe的变体