英语词汇“jib”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	jib
释义	jib jib¹ /jib/, n. Naut. 1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail. Cf. flying jib, inner jib. See diag. under ship. 2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 3. cut of one's jib, one's general appearance, mien, or manner: I could tell by the cut of his jib that he wasn't the kind of person I'd want to deal with. adj. 4. of or pertaining to a jib: jib clew. [1655-65; orig. uncert.] jib² /jib/, v.i., v.t., jibbed, jibbing, n. Naut. jibe¹. Also, jibb. jib³ —jibber, n. /jib/, v. , jibbed, jibbing, n. Chiefly Brit. v.i. 1. to move restively sidewise or backward instead of forward, as an animal in harness; balk. 2. to balk at doing something; defer action; procrastinate. n. 3. a horse or other animal that jibs. [1805-15; perh. special use of JIB²] jib⁴ /jib/, n. 1. the projecting arm of a crane. 2. the boom of a derrick. [1755-65; appar. short for GIBBET]
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