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mouth /maʊθ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I ([复] mouths /maʊðz/)
n.
1. 嘴，口；口腔
He kissed her on the mouth. 他亲她的嘴。
rinse the mouth 漱口
2. (需要赡养的)人；(需要饲养的)动物
have six mouths to feed 得赡养6口人
a useless mouth 不能干活而需要赡养的人(如孩子、老人)
hungry mouths 饥饿的人们(或动物)
3. (作为说话器官的)口
have a tight (foul) mouth 嘴紧(不干净)
It sounds strange in your mouth. 这话由你口里说出，听起来未免奇怪。
The scandal is in everyone's mouth. 大家都在谈论这件丑闻。
She told me so, out of her own mouth. 她亲口对我这么说。
get news by mouth 通过口头传达获得消息
4. 口头表达；代言人
give mouth to one's thoughts (feelings) 口头表达自己的思想(情感)
He is the mouth of the House. 他是众议院的代言人。
5. 〈口〉大声的说话；空话；大话；无礼的话；顶嘴
That man is all mouth. 那人空话连篇。
Don't give me any of your mouth. 对我说话不得无礼。
6. (受嚼子和缰绳控制的)马口
The horse has a good (或 tender) mouth. 这匹马容易驾驭。
a horse with a bad (或 hard) mouth 难以驾驭的马
7. 口状物；(江河的)出口
the mouth of a bag (cave, well) 袋(洞，井)口
the mouth of a cannon 炮口
the mouth of a volcano 火山口
the mouth of a passage 过道口
at the mouth of an alley 在胡同口
the mouth of a trumpet 喇叭口
at the mouth of the Mississippi 在密西西比河口
8. (老虎钳等的)口
the mouth of the tongs 钳口
9. (箫、笛等的)孔
10. 撅嘴；鬼脸，怪相
make a mouth (或 mouths) at sb. 向某人做鬼脸
make a wry mouth 装怪相(表示厌恶)
11. (狗的)吠叫
give mouth 吠叫
the musical mouth of a hound on the scent 猎犬循臭迹追捕猎物时发出的悦耳的吠叫声
12. (酒的)口感
II /maʊð/
❶ vt.
1. 说；读；发…的音
The spokesman mouthed his words carefully. 这位发言人说话字斟句酌。
He mouthed the passage again. 他把这一段又念了一遍。
learn to mouth the word “box” 学会发 “box” 这个词的音
2. 装腔作势地说；言不由衷地(或机械地)重复
I dislike actors who mouth their speeches. 我不喜欢念台词装腔作势的演员。
He is always mouthing platitudes. 他老是在有口无心地重复一些陈词滥调。
3. 不出声地说，用口形默示
The librarian mouthed the word “quiet”. 图书馆管理员以口形默示“安静”。
4. 轻声而含糊不清地说
Stop mouthing your words and speak up. 别再憋着嗓子说话，大声讲出来吧。
5. 练(马)使之习惯于口中嚼子
6. 吃；把…送入口中
mouth down a piece of cake 吃下一块饼
He mouthed a swallow of water and spat it into the lavatory. 他含了一口水，然后把它吐入洗脸盆。
7. 用嘴接触，舔，吻；嚼
8. 将(罐)的口压型(以便加盖)
❷ vi.
1. 装腔作势地说话
2. 做鬼脸，装怪相 (at)
3. 默默地开合嘴唇
4. (江河)流注 (in, into)
[< OE mūth; 与 OHG mund < IE menth-to chew 有关] phr. A close mouth catches no flies. 〈谚〉嘴唇紧闭，苍蝇难进。 (或口紧不招祸。) be all mouth and trousers 〈口〉只说不做；干打雷而不下雨 blow off one's mouth (或 blow one's mouth off) = shoot off one's mouth
down in(或at) the mouth〈口〉神色沮丧，垂头丧气
foam at the mouth 1. 口吐白沫
2. 大怒，气得口沫横飞
from mouth to mouth 一个传一个地，口口相传
The news spread like wildfire from mouth to mouth.消息一传十，十传百，犹如野火蔓延。
give it mouth 滔滔不绝地讲，慷慨陈词
give mouth 狗吠
have a big mouth 〈口〉大声说话；喋喋不休；随便乱说
keep one's mouth shut 保持缄默，守口如瓶
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 〈谚〉多看少说。
laugh on the other (或 wrong) side of one's mouth 转喜为悲
make a poor mouth 叫穷；诉苦
make sb.'s mouth water 使某人馋得流口水；使某人垂涎欲滴
The sight of the apple made his mouth water. 他一见到苹果就馋得流口水。
He was a philatelist, and those rare stamps made his mouth water. 他是个集邮家，那些罕见的邮票使他垂涎三尺。
melt in sb.'s (或 the) mouth (食物)入口就融化；好吃，味美
mouth off〈美口〉
1. 回嘴，顶嘴
I never mouth off to teachers. 我从不同老师顶嘴。
2. (尤指在公开场合)毫无顾忌(或令人信服)地发表自己的意见，谈论
He likes to mouth off in front of his friends. 他喜欢在朋友面前大发议论。
She was scratched after a former swain mouthed off about their life together. 她从前的一个恋人公然谈论他们曾经同居，于是人家就不要她了。
3. 大声指责或漫骂 (at)
mouth on sb. 〈美俚〉告发某人
open one's big mouth = have a big mouth
open one's mouth1. 张嘴
2. 〈口〉开口说话
open one's mouth too wide 1. 索价过高；期望过奢；野心太大
2. 信口开河
pree the mouth of 〈苏格兰〉和…接吻
put the mouth on sb. 〈英澳俚〉(为使对方行动归于失败)对某人大进谄媚之辞
run off at the mouth〈美口〉= shoot off one's mouth
shoot off one's mouth(或shoot one's mouth off)〈口〉滔滔不绝地谈论；胡吹；随便乱说
I've never heard him shooting off his mouth on subjects about which he knew nothing. 我从未听到他侈谈他一窍不通的题目。
The soldier had been heard shooting his mouth off about the camp's defence system. 有人听到这士兵信口谈论军营的防御体系。
Sure, I'll say nothing, and I'm sorry I shot my mouth off. 对不起，我说漏了嘴，我保证今后守口如瓶就是了。
shut one's mouth 1. 闭口
2. 〈口〉停止讲话；保持沉默
Shut your mouth! 住口!
I decided I'd better shut my mouth in case I said the wrong thing. 我决定还是不开口的好，免得说漏嘴。
shut sb.'s mouth 〈口〉
1. 使某人住口
2. 堵住某人的嘴，不让某人泄露秘密；(尤指为灭口)杀掉某人
Tell him we'll shut his mouth (for him) if he talks to the police. 告诉他，要是他向警方告密的话，我们就要他的命。
stop sb.'s mouth = shut sb.'s mouth
straight from the horse's mouth〈口〉(消息等)从可靠方面来的；直接从权威方面得来的
watch one's mouth 〈美口〉说话注意(指不说挑衅性或下流的话等)
Just watch your mouth! 你说话注意些!
Well, shut my mouth! 〈美方〉[表示惊奇]哎呀，真想不到!
with open mouth 张着口；张口结舌地 |