jib atsth
—phrasal verbwithjibverbuk/dʒɪb/us/dʒɪb/-bb-
old-fashioned(PERSON)
to beunwillingto do orcontinuewith something
不愿做…;面对…踌躇不前
[+ -ing verb]Although thetaxisunpopular, thegovernmenthas jibbed atabolishingitcompletely.虽然这项税收不得人心,政府也不愿将它完全废除。
(HORSE)
If ahorsejibsat something, itstopssuddenlyinfrontof it andrefusestomoveforward.
(马)面对…逡巡不前