gybe

verb

/dʒaɪb/

(also jibe)

[intransitive] (specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gybe	/dʒaɪb/ /dʒaɪb/
he / she / it gybes	/dʒaɪbz/ /dʒaɪbz/
past simple gybed	/dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/
past participle gybed	/dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/
-ing form gybing	/ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/

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to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other（驾船时）移帆转向；顺风转向 compare tack (3)
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete Dutch gijben.

noun

/dʒaɪb/

(also jibe)

(specialist)

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an act of changing direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other 移帆转向；顺风转向
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete Dutch gijben.

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