Definition of gybe in English:

gybe

(North American, US jibe)

verb dʒʌɪb

[no object]Sailing

1Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.
移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向）
they gybed, and the boat turned over
Example sentencesExamples
- The boat is equipped with a refrigerator, a freezer, and a microwave, so the women can zap their meals between jibing, tacking, and swabbing decks.
- On the way down, Andy teaches us how to jibe, or turn away from the wind.
- Many an hour was spent tacking, jibing and splicing the main brace with the occasional capsize as well.
- A sail blows off the foredeck and a spinnaker drum jams so they can't jibe on the downwind leg.
- On the second day, we practiced jibing, or passing the boat's backside through the wind.
- We are currently on a port gybe and will probably have to gybe twice more before we can get lined up for the final dash to the finish.
- Charmed Life is equipped with a refrigerator, a freezer, and a microwave, so the women can zap their meals between jibing, tacking, and swabbing decks.
1. 1.1with object Swing (a sail or boom) across a following wind.
  移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Due to the fact that you are gybing the sail this way you will need to pull hard and fast on the new leeward sheet to trim the sail in on the new tack and course
  For starters it doesn't fly from a spinnaker pole, which makes setting and jibing the sail simple.
2. 1.2 (of a sail or boom) swing or be swung across a following wind.
  移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides.
  When the breeze picked up to 35 kts we dropped the spinnaker, gybed, set the headsail and started heading back inshore to catch the cold front moving in from the south-west.

noun dʒʌɪb

Sailing

An act or instance of gybing.
帆桁的自一舷转至另一舷，转帆
Example sentencesExamples
- Even way back then the great steel hulks we slid past had their quota of sectarian jibes daubed crudely on the ferrous red ship plates.
- The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune-up race when the Beneteau, Epic, had an accidental gybe and broached in a 34-knot gust.
- With a foul bottom we're only making 5 knots and I can't turn quickly enough, so we do a flying gybe, break a spreader on the main, almost throw the guests overboard, lose some cushions, douse sails, and tuck into Lameshur Bay, St. John.
- During the race, Tom Droescher, working as the spinnaker trimmer, was swept overboard during a jibe and landed on his back in the 45-degree waters of Puget Sound.

Origin

Late 17th century: from obsolete Dutch gijben.

Rhymes

ascribe, bribe, imbibe, jibe, proscribe, scribe, subscribe, transcribe, tribe, vibe

Definition of gybe in US English:

gybe

verb & noundʒaɪbjīb

British spelling of jibe

词汇	gybe
释义	Definition of gybe in English: gybe (North American, US jibe) verb dʒʌɪb [no object]Sailing 1Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind. 移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向） they gybed, and the boat turned over Example sentencesExamples The boat is equipped with a refrigerator, a freezer, and a microwave, so the women can zap their meals between jibing, tacking, and swabbing decks. On the way down, Andy teaches us how to jibe, or turn away from the wind. Many an hour was spent tacking, jibing and splicing the main brace with the occasional capsize as well. A sail blows off the foredeck and a spinnaker drum jams so they can't jibe on the downwind leg. On the second day, we practiced jibing, or passing the boat's backside through the wind. We are currently on a port gybe and will probably have to gybe twice more before we can get lined up for the final dash to the finish. Charmed Life is equipped with a refrigerator, a freezer, and a microwave, so the women can zap their meals between jibing, tacking, and swabbing decks. 1.1with object Swing (a sail or boom) across a following wind. 移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向） Example sentencesExamples Due to the fact that you are gybing the sail this way you will need to pull hard and fast on the new leeward sheet to trim the sail in on the new tack and course For starters it doesn't fly from a spinnaker pole, which makes setting and jibing the sail simple. 1.2 (of a sail or boom) swing or be swung across a following wind. 移帆转向（顺风时将船帆从一舷转至另一舷以改变航向） Example sentencesExamples Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides. When the breeze picked up to 35 kts we dropped the spinnaker, gybed, set the headsail and started heading back inshore to catch the cold front moving in from the south-west. noun dʒʌɪb Sailing An act or instance of gybing. 帆桁的自一舷转至另一舷，转帆 Example sentencesExamples Even way back then the great steel hulks we slid past had their quota of sectarian jibes daubed crudely on the ferrous red ship plates. The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune-up race when the Beneteau, Epic, had an accidental gybe and broached in a 34-knot gust. With a foul bottom we're only making 5 knots and I can't turn quickly enough, so we do a flying gybe, break a spreader on the main, almost throw the guests overboard, lose some cushions, douse sails, and tuck into Lameshur Bay, St. John. During the race, Tom Droescher, working as the spinnaker trimmer, was swept overboard during a jibe and landed on his back in the 45-degree waters of Puget Sound. Origin Late 17th century: from obsolete Dutch gijben. Rhymes ascribe, bribe, imbibe, jibe, proscribe, scribe, subscribe, transcribe, tribe, vibe Definition of gybe in US English: gybe verb & noundʒaɪbjīb British spelling of jibe
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