Yet the gibes may be losing their force.

然而，这些嘲笑可能正在失去效力。

To understand why, go back to the subject of Connally's gibe: the dollar.

要想明白其中的道理，回头看看康纳利风凉话的主角——美元。

Please don't gibe me, Lydia said.

请不要嘲笑我，”利迪娅说。

He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.

他从来不说温情脉脉的话，更不用说讲话时常带着讥讽和嘲笑的口吻。

But is a ban on such gibes the answer, in France or elsewhere?

但在法国或其他地方禁止口音嘲笑会是解决口音歧视问题的答案吗？

There was no more talk of the alcohol in his blood-surrogate, no gibes at his personal appearance.

人们再也不谈论他代血剂里的酒精了，也不再嘲笑他的外表了。

I felt sure he was seeking for some gibe, could think of none, and so was forced to silence.

我敢说他正在寻找一句什么挖苦话，因为找不到合适的，所以只好不开口。

I sat somewhat uneasy under this dry gibe.

在这种干巴巴的嘲讽下， 我坐得有些不安。

M. Weber did not reply to the gibe.

M. Weber 没有回应嘲讽。

All Wingfield would have understood the gibe: Addie Wicks was the dullest girl in town.

所有温菲尔德都会理解这个嘲笑：艾迪威克斯是镇上最愚蠢的女孩。