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jib at something
phrasal verb with jibverbuk /dʒɪb/ us /dʒɪb/-bb-
old-fashioned
(PERSON)
to be unwilling to do or continue with something: 不愿做…;面对…踌躇不前
[ + -ing verb ]Although the tax is unpopular, the government has jibbed at abolishing it completely.虽然这项税收不得人心，政府也不愿将它完全废除。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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arsed
balk
baulk
be blowed if...idiom
be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom
begrudge
deign
disinclination
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disobliging
drag your heels/feetidiom
indisposed
indisposition
jib
rather you than meidiom
reluctance
reluctant
reluctantly
shagged
wouldn't
(HORSE)
If a horse jibs at something, it stops suddenly in front of it and refuses to move forward.（马）面对…逡巡不前
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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canter
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mounted
pony trekking
rein
saddler
showjumper
sidesaddle
whip
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