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短语 poor-mouth
释义

poor-mouth['puə,mauθ; -məuð]

  • vi.
    • [口语]以贫穷作为借口;喊穷叫苦,哭穷:

      She usually poor-mouths when it's her turn to contribute.

      轮到她捐钱时,她老是哭穷。

  • vt.
    • 贬低,把…说成很糟糕;讲…的坏话;(谈及本人时)谦卑地说:

      He likes to poor-mouth his candidate's chances so that the candidate will appear to have pulled an astonishingly strong victory.

      他喜欢贬低他的候选人获胜的机会,以便当这个候选人将来获胜时一鸣惊人。

    • 变形:

      vi.poor-mouthed.poor-mouthing

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