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Mouth →See Ed I   [V N Count 可数名词 River

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/。
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[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]
  • She clamped her hand against her mouth...

    她用手捂着嘴。

  • His mouth was full of peas.

    他满嘴都是豌豆。

  • ...an inflammation of the mouth.

    口腔发炎

-mouthed
  • He straightened up and looked at me, open-mouthed.

    他直起身,目瞪口呆地看着我。

  • ...a wide-mouthed, gray-haired policeman.

    大嘴巴、灰头发的警察

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]
  • I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced...

    我一贯大声说出自己的想法,不会迫于压力而一言不发。

  • You've got such a crude mouth!

    你说话真粗鲁!

-mouthed
  • ...Simon, their smart-mouthed teenage son.

    西蒙,他们十几岁的儿子,口齿伶俐

  • ...mean-mouthed heavies with the sly sadistic eyes of professional bullies.

    满嘴秽言的打手,有着职业恶棍狡诈、恶毒的眼神

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]
  • By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.

    到隧道出入口时,他弯腰重新系好鞋带。

-mouthed
  • He put the flowers in a wide-mouthed blue vase.

    他把花放进蓝色阔口花瓶里。

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]
  • ...the town at the mouth of the River Dart.

    位于达特河入海口的城镇

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[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]
  • I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma...

    我用口型默示告别,然后匆匆跟在妈妈身后走了进去。

  • She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something...

    她使劲冲他使眼色,不出声地对他说了些什么。

  • 'It's for you,' he mouthed.

    他用口型示意:“这是给你的。”

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]
  • I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes...

    我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。

  • They mouthed the values of family, religion and charity, but demonstrated the opposite in their private lives.

    他们大谈家庭、宗教和慈善的价值,但他们在个人生活中的表现却恰恰相反。

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]
  • He had to feed his family on the equivalent of four hundred pounds a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.

    他要用相当于400英镑的月收入来维持五口之家的生计,感觉很艰难。

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]
  • Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth...

    有时我几乎不敢开口说话。

  • He hasn't opened his mouth since he's been there.

    他从到那儿后一直没有开口。

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]
  • You wouldn't be here now if she'd kept her mouth shut.

    如果她守口如瓶的话,你现在就不会在这儿啦。

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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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