quips

英 [kwɪps]

美 [kwɪps]

n. 俏皮话; 妙语
v. 讲俏皮话; 讥讽; 嘲弄; 打趣
quip的第三人称单数和复数

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。