| 释义 |
mouthermouth[mauθ]- n.
- 嘴，口，口腔
- (说话或发音的)口腔器官
- (需要抚养的)人；(需要喂养的)动物
- 话，话声；发言
- 空话；大话；夸夸其谈
- 进出口，出入口
- 口状物；河口；洞口；井口；(长笛的)吹口；老虎钳口
- (用嘴唇作出的)怪脸，苦相
- vt.
- 说；读；发…的音：
She mouthed the words as the record played. 她一边放录音，一边读出这些词语。 - 装腔作势地说：
An actor who mouths his words is a poor actor. 说话时装腔作势的演员不是好演员。 - 把…放入嘴内；吃：
She mouthed the drug and then swallowed it reluctantly. 她把药含在嘴里，然后勉强地咽了下去。 - 用嘴舔；吻；咀嚼：
The dog mouthed the child's foot. 狗舔小孩的脚。 - 以嘴唇的动作不做声地说出：
She mouthed the word “quiet”. 她用嘴唇的动作默示“安静”。 - 使(马)习惯于戴马嚼子：
A horse must be carefully mouthed before he is taught to jump. 教马跳跃之前必须小心使它习惯于马嚼子。
- vi.
- 装腔作势地说话；夸口：
Stop mouthing and listen to what I have to say. 别再装腔作势，好好听听我说的话。 - (用嘴唇)作怪脸：
Children were giggling and mouthing. 孩子们一边格格地笑，一边做鬼脸。 - (江河)流注(常与in， into连用)：
This creek mouths into the sea. 这条小河注入到大海里。
- 短语:
- be all mouth and trousers 夸夸其谈，光说不做
- bring the water to someone's mouth 使某人馋涎欲滴
- button up one's mouth [口语]闭口不言，保持缄默
- down in (或at) the mouth [口语]神气沮丧，垂头丧气
- foam at the mouth
- from hand to mouth 现挣现吃，仅够𪤛口
- from mouth to mouth 一个传一个地，口口相传
- give it mouth 滔滔不绝地讲；慷慨陈词
- have a big mouth
- have one's heart in one's mouth 非常害怕，提心吊胆
- keep one's mouth shut (或closed)
- 守口如瓶，保持缄默
- 住口，别多嘴[用作命令时的粗暴语言]
- laugh on the wrong (或other) side of one's mouth (或face) 笑脸变为哭脸，转喜为悲
- make a mouth (或mouths) at (或upon)
- 做怪脸；撇嘴(表示不赞成)；不赞成；不相信
- (动物)向…张嘴恐吓
- make a poor mouth 叫穷，诉苦
- make someone's mouth water =bring the water to someone's mouth
- make up one's mouth to [口语]决定同意；决定接受
- melt in someone's (或the) mouth 入口就化；好吃；味美
- mouth off [美国俚语]回嘴，顶嘴
- mouth on someone [美国俚语]告发某人
- open one's mouth too wide
- put the mouth on someone [英国、澳大利亚俚语](为使某人失败)对某人大肆谄媚
- shoot off one's mouth 夸夸其谈，信口开河；胡吹；乱说
- shut one's mouth
- shut someone's mouth
- stop someone's mouth =shut someone's mouth
- straight from the horse's mouth [口语](消息等)直接从权威方面得来的；从可靠方面得来的
- useless mouth 吃闲饭的人；不能干活而需要赡养的人
- watch one's mouth [美国口语]说话注意(指不说下流的话等)
- Well, shut my mouth! [美国方言]哎呀，真想不到!(表示惊讶)
- with one mouth 异口同声地
- with open mouth 张口结舌地
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