kibitz

vi. 管闲事, 乱插嘴 vt. 乱提意见

发音

UK /ˈkɪbɪts/
AU
US /ˈkɪbɪts/

词形变化

kibitzed kibitzes 三单 kibitzes kibitzing kibitzing 现在分词 kibitzed 过去式 kibitzed 过去分词

别名

kibbitz

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make small talk or idle chatter.

    不及物

    Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.

  2. 2.

    To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.

    不及物

    Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!

  3. 3.

    To watch a card or board game.

    不及物 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

kibbitz

上位词 4

notice comment remark point out

词源

From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.

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