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Mouth N Count Mouthed Lips Phrase 例:She Kind I

单词 mouth
音标
英[maʊθ] 美[maʊθ]
解释
n.口;出入口;传闻;vt.装腔作势地说;喃喃地说,心不在焉地说,言不由衷地说;vi.装腔作势说话;
例句

N-COUNT
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.
例:She clamped her hand against her mouth...她用手捂着嘴。
例:His mouth was full of peas.他满嘴都是豌豆。

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
例:You've got such a crude mouth!你说话真粗鲁!

N-COUNT
(洞的)出入口;(瓶)口
The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
例: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。

N-COUNT
河口;入海口
The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
例:...the town at the mouth of the River Dart.位于达特河入海口的城镇

VERB
不出声地说;用口型默示
If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes...我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例:Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth...有时我几乎不敢开口说话。
例:He hasn't opened his mouth since he's been there.他从到那儿后一直没有开口。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:mouths~done:mouthed~pl:mouths~ing:mouthing~past:mouthed~

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