Learner's definition of DIBS
[plural] US, informal
: the right to have or choose something对…的所有权(或选择权) —
usually + on -
We stood in line for hours to get/have dibs on the best seats in the theater.为了能选到剧院里最好的座位,我们排了好几个小时的队。
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The farm always gives first dibs on its vegetables to local families. [=the farm sells its vegetables to local families before anyone else]农场总是先把蔬菜卖给当地的家庭。
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“Dibs on the front seat!” [=I am claiming the front seat for myself]前面的座位归我了!