quipping

英 [ˈkwɪpɪŋ]

美 [ˈkwɪpɪŋ]

v.  讲俏皮话; 讥讽; 嘲弄; 打趣
quip的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 俏皮话;谐语;妙语
  Aquipis a remark that is intended to be amusing or clever.
  1. The commentators make endless quips about the female players' appearance.
     评论员们没完没了地拿女选手的容貌打趣。
• VERB 说俏皮话;口出妙语
  Toquipmeans to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever.
  1. 'He'll have to go on a diet,' Ballard quipped...
     “他得减肥啦，”巴拉德俏皮地说。
  2. The chairman quipped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.
     主席风趣地说，他宁可卖掉他的航空公司，也不愿出售他的计算机系统。

双语例句

• I remember quipping, back when the Maastricht Treaty setting Europe on the path to the euro was signed, that they chose the wrong Dutch city for the ceremony.
  记得当年签订那份将欧洲送上欧元之路的马斯特里赫特协议时，我曾经开玩笑说过，他们选择了一个错误的荷兰城市举办签字仪式。