Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form mouths is pronounced /maʊðz/. 名词读作 /maʊθ/，动词读作 /maʊð/。mouths 读作 /maʊðz/。
1 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] 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. 口;嘴
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She clamped her hand against her mouth.
她用手捂着嘴。
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His mouth was full of peas.
他满嘴都是豌豆。
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...an inflammation of the mouth.
口腔发炎
SYN lips, trap [slang] , chops [slang] , jaws
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He straightened up and looked at me, open-mouthed.
他直起身，目瞪口呆地看着我。
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...a wide-mouthed, gray-haired policeman.
大嘴巴、灰头发的警察
2 N-COUNT [oft adjective NOUN] 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. 说话方式;言谈
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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。
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You've got such a crude mouth!
你说话真粗鲁！
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...Simon, their smart-mouthed teenage son.
西蒙，他们十几岁的儿子，口齿伶俐
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...mean-mouthed heavies with the sly sadistic eyes of professional bullies.
满嘴秽言的打手，有着职业恶棍狡诈、恶毒的眼神
3 N-COUNT (洞的)出入口；(瓶)口 The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening. (洞的)出入口；(瓶)口
4 N-COUNT 河口;入海口 The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea. 河口;入海口
5 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. 不出声地说;用口型默示
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I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma. [VERB noun]
我用口型默示告别，然后匆匆跟在妈妈身后走了进去。
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She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something. [VERB noun]
她使劲冲他使眼色，不出声地对他说了些什么。
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'It's for you,' he mouthed. [VERB with quote]
他用口型示意：“这是给你的。”
6 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. 言不由衷地说；信口说；不知所云地说
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I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes. [VERB noun]
我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
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They mouthed the values of family, religion and charity, but demonstrated the opposite in their private lives. [VERB noun]
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。
SYN utter, say, speak, voice
7 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. 需要赡养的人;要养活的人
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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。
8 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. 开口说话;发言 [emphasis]
9 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. 保持缄默;守口如瓶
10 to live hand to mouth→see: hand heart in your mouth→see: heart from the horse's mouth→see: horse to put your money where your mouth is→see: money shut your mouth→see: shut to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth→see: spoon word of mouth→see: word to put words into someone's mouth→see: word
| Word Partnership | Use mouth with: |
| ADJ. | big mouth 1 2 3 |
| VERB. | close your mouth, keep your mouth closed/shut, shut your mouth 1 10 |
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