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"dibs"是一个用于表达对某物的要求的儿童用语,最早出现于1915年,起源于美国,显然源于早期的“一部分或份额”和“钱”(19世纪早期的口语),可能是 dibstone 的缩写,后者是一个儿童游戏中的指骨或小玩具(1690年代),其中第一个元素的起源不明。这个游戏包括抛小石子或绵羊的指骨,并交替用手掌和手背接住它们。
接子游戏
short for dibstones jacks, from obsolete dib to dab
The first known use of dibs was in 1812
1 That’s a whole lot of rearranging the deck chairs, with Pavel Zacha and Charlie Coyle expected to get first dibs next month at filling the primo vacancies.
2 It’s being reported that the tech giant had to cough up over $100 million to have first dibs on the new record, a number that at this point seems impossible to recoup.
3 Barnett wanted the job, but employees with more years on the job had dibs on the position.
巴尼特想要这份工作,但是在这份工作上有更有年资的员工有这个职位的优先权利。
4 Vanessa gave me first dibs on a raspberry cheesecake tart, and I tried not to wolf it down in one bite.
5 I get carsick in the back seat so I call dibs on the front seat.
我坐在后排晕车,我有权要求坐在前面.
6 That tragedy is also a business opportunity – and the Kuwaiti task force coordinating the effort is telling American businesses that they have the first dibs .
这个悲剧也带来了生意机会:负责协调任务的科威特特别任务小姐告诉美国商界说他们享有优先。
7 I paid for the beers so I call dibs on the last bottle.
我花钱买的酒,因此我有权喝最后一瓶酒。
8 The hold process is filled with unwritten but respected rules: If an artist writes a song, it’s understood they have dibs.
9 Your vegetables and container plants should get first dibs, because even a couple of sweltering hot days without watering can wreak havoc on them.
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11 I get dibs on the front seat!
12 The truth is a little more complicated, because NBC always had first dibs.
13 When working dogs are retired from combat service, which can be as long as ten years, their handlers are given first dibs on adoption.
14 “Rock, upstairs. I got dibs on the first floor.”
15 I have dibs on that last piece of pie.
我有权利要最后一片馅饼。
16 “Then I get dibs on being a horse.”
17 Except for anything by Vengaboys – Mary's already got dibs on those.
18 A covenant in the bylaws gives them first dibs when a property comes for sale, helping to keep the garden a shared secret.
19 I have dibs on that piece of cake.
我要吃那块蛋糕.
20 Why can’t I have dibs on a guy I like, whether he likes me or not?