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gybe (especially BrE) (NAmE usually jibe) BrE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊NAmE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gybe BrE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gybes BrE /dʒaɪbz/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaɪbz/ 🔊past simple gybed BrE /dʒaɪbd/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaɪbd/ 🔊past participle gybed BrE /dʒaɪbd/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaɪbd/ 🔊 -ing form gybing BrE /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by swinging the sail from one side of the boat to the other (驾船时)移帆转向;顺风转向
gybe (especially BrE) (NAmE usually jibe) BrE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊NAmE /dʒaɪb/ 🔊 nounan act of gybing 移帆转向;顺风转向