mouth
美音:
[(noun) mauθ
(verb) mauð
]英音:
[(noun) mauθ
(verb) mauð
]n.口,嘴
难易程度:
mouth为小学词汇
词频:1014
词形变化:
名词复数:mouths 动词过去式:mouthed 过去分词:mouthed 现在分词:mouthing 第三人称单数:mouths
近义词, 同义词
mouth
/maʊθ; mauθ/
n (pl ~s / maUTz; maJTz/)
1 [C] opening through which animals take in food; space behind this containing the teeth, tongue, etc 嘴; 口
*`Open your mouth a little wider,' said the dentist. `把嘴张大点,'牙科医生说.
* Don't talk with your mouth full. 嘴里有东西时不要说话.
* (fig 比喻) Every time I open my mouth (ie speak) he contradicts me. 我一说话他就反对.
* (derog 贬) She's got a big mouth, ie talks a lot and (esp) reveals secrets. 她嘴不稳(话多, 尤指泄密). =>illus at head 见head插图.
2 [U] (infml derog 口, 贬)
(a) meaningless or ineffectual talk 空话; 无聊的话
*He's all mouth and no action. 他这人光说不干.
(b) impudent talk; rudeness 无礼的话; 粗鲁
*I don't want any mouth from you! 你别给我多嘴!
3 [C] place where sth (eg a bag, bottle, tunnel, etc) opens 开口处(如袋口、瓶口、隧道口等)
*inside/in/at the mouth of a cave 在洞口内[里/旁].
4 [C] place where a river enters the sea 河口.
5 [C] person requiring to be fed (需要供养的)人
*She's got five mouths to feed, eg children. 她得养活五口人.
6 (idm 习语) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth => born. butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth => butter. by word of mouth => word. down in the mouth dejected; depressed 沮丧; 情绪低落. from the horse's mouth => horse. keep one's `mouth shut (infml 口) not reveal a secret, esp of dishonest or criminal activity 一声不吭, 保持缄默(尤指对坏事或罪行)
*He'd better keep his mouth shut, or else...! 他最好保持沉默, 否则...! leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth => leave1. live from hand to mouth => live2. look a gift horse in the mouth => gift. out of the mouths of babes and `sucklings (saying 谚) children often speak wisely 黄口小儿的话也常有道理. put one's money where one's mouth is => money. put words into sb's mouth => word. shoot one's mouth off => shoot1. shut one's mouth/face => shut. shut sb's mouth => shut. take the bread out of sb's mouth => bread. take the words out of sb's mouth => word.
/maʊð; mauð/
v
1 [I, Tn] speak or say (sth) with movement of the jaw but no sound 嘴动而不出声地说(某事)
*silently mouthing curses 嘴动而不出声地咒骂.
2 [Tn] (derog 贬) say (sth) insincerely or without understanding 言不由衷或不知所云地说
*mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion 言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话.
1. `Open your mouth a little wider,´ said the dentist. ‘把嘴张大点,’牙科医生说.
2. Blood was trickling from his mouth. 鲜血从他嘴里一滴一滴地流出来。
3. But at first, it was all so new that I had to smile with my mouth turned down at the corners. 但是在刚开始时, 这一切对我来说都太新鲜了,所以我不得不耷拉着嘴角微笑。
4. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth. 当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时,我总算有可能告诉他,他拔错了牙。
5. When he came staggering out of the garden, blood was running from his nose and mouth. 当他从园里摇摇晃晃走出来时,鼻子和嘴里流着血。
6. The ship was anchored athwart the harbour mouth. 轮船横著停泊在港口里.
7. The river broadens at its mouth. 河口处河面变宽。
8. The robbers rammed the gag in her mouth. 强盗用力将堵嘴物塞进她口中。
9. This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. 这次他设法爬进了基图罗火山口,以便能拍摄照片和测试温度。
10. There seems to be nothing wrong with his mouth and tongue, but he cannot speak. 他的嘴和舌好像没有什么毛病,可是却讲不出话来。
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