kibitz

verb

/ˈkɪbɪts/

(North American English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they kibitz	/ˈkɪbɪts/ /ˈkɪbɪts/
he / she / it kibitzes	/ˈkɪbɪtsɪz/ /ˈkɪbɪtsɪz/
past simple kibitzed	/ˈkɪbɪtst/ /ˈkɪbɪtst/
past participle kibitzed	/ˈkɪbɪtst/ /ˈkɪbɪtst/
-ing form kibitzing	/ˈkɪbɪtsɪŋ/ /ˈkɪbɪtsɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (usually disapproving) to watch other people doing something and make comments or give advice about it, often in an annoying way（旁觀者）指手畫腳，多嘴多舌
- It is rude to kibitz during a serious game.觀看重要比賽時在一旁指手畫腳很不禮貌。
- He was kibitzing and being generally annoying.他喋喋不休，總的來說很煩人。
- kibitz something I paused to kibitz a poker game.我停下來去指點别人玩紙牌。
[intransitive] to talk in a friendly informal way閒聊
- We sat around and kibitzed until about eleven.我們圍坐着，一直聊到大約 11 點。
- We were kibitzing with other fans.我們在和其他粉絲聊天。