| 英语单词 | mouth |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [maʊθ] 美 [maʊθ] |
| 中文释义 | n.嘴;口;开口;河口 v.不出声说;装腔作势地说;喃喃地说 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The dying animal was found foaming at the mouth. (2) Seeing that we are confused about her attitude, she had to give mouth to her doubts. (3) The sand has silted up the mouth of the river. (4) The nurse mouthed the word "quiet". (5) I dislike lecturers who mouth their speeches. (6) He crept into the corner, mouthing curses. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 那只将死的动物被发现口吐白沫。 (2) 看到我们对她的态度表示不解,她只得说出心里的疑惑。 (3) 泥沙已把河口堵住了。 (4) 护士以口形默示“安静”。 (5) 我不喜欢夸夸其谈的演讲者。 (6) 他悄悄地移到角落,嘴里喃喃地诅咒着。 |
| vocabulary简明 | There are many meanings of mouth, but they all relate to the hole from which you eat, speak, and breathe. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Like the mouth below your nose, other mouths are openings or have something to do with speaking. The opening at the top of a jar or bottle is its mouth. The place where a river meets the ocean is the mouth of the river. It’s called mouthing off when you give someone lip or sass. You can mouth the words to a song without singing them. A mouth (or mouthpiece) is someone who speaks for other people, like a lawyer. |
| 柯林斯解释 | Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form mouths is pronounced /maʊðz/. 名词读作 /maʊθ/,动词读作 /maʊð/。mouths 读作 /maʊðz/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]口;嘴 Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are. [oft poss N]
-mouthed
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]说话方式;言谈 You can say that someone has a particular kind of mouth to indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things. [with supp]
-mouthed
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](洞的)出入口;(瓶)口 The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening. [usu with supp]
-mouthed
4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]河口;入海口 The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea. [usu with supp]
5 [VERB 动词]不出声地说;用口型默示 If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound. [V n] [V with quote]
6 [VERB 动词]言不由衷地说;信口说;不知所云地说 If you mouth something, you say it, especially without believing it or without understanding it. [V n]
7 [PHRASE 短语]需要赡养的人;要养活的人 If you have a number of mouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and look after that number of people. [N inflects]
8 [PHRASE 短语]开口说话;发言 If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all. [V and N inflect] [emphasis]
9 [PHRASE 短语]保持缄默;守口如瓶 If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret. [V and N inflect]
10 to live hand to mouth→see: hand ; heart in your mouth→see: heart ; from the horse's mouth→see: horse ;to put your money where your mouth is→see: money ; shut your mouth→see: shut ;to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth→see: spoon ; word of mouth→see: word ;to put words into someone's mouth→see: word ; |
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