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mouthn. & v.●n. /maʊθ/ (pl. mouths /maʊðz/) 1a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food and emit communicative sounds 口；口腔 b (in humans and some animals) the cavity behind it containing the means of biting and chewing and the vocal organs (人类及某些动物的)嘴 2a the opening of a container such as a bag or sack 袋口 b the opening of a cave, volcano, etc. (洞穴、火山等)出入口；火山口 c the open end of a woodwind or brass instrument (木管乐器、铜管乐器的)吹口 d the muzzle of a gun 枪口 3 the place where a river enters the sea 河口 4 colloq. [口]a talkativeness 空话，大话 b impudent talk; cheek 傲慢话；厚脸 5 an individual regarded as needing sustenance (需要赡养的)人 an extra mouth to feed 又添了一张嘴 6 a horse's readiness to feel and obey the pressure of the bit (用缰绳控制的)马口 ●v. /maʊð/ 1 tr. & intr. utter or speak solemnly or with affectations; rant, declaim 说出；装腔作势地说(或说话)；用演讲腔说(或说话)；大声地说(或叫喊) mouthing platitudes 说一些陈词滥调 2 tr. utter very distinctly 清楚地说 3 intr.a move the lips silently 用口型默示 b grimace 做怪相 4 tr. say (words) with movement of the mouth but no sound 不出声地说(话) 5 tr. take (food) in the mouth 吃(食物) 6 tr. touch with the mouth 用嘴接触 7 tr. train the mouth of (a horse) 练(马)使之习惯于口中的嚼子 □ give mouth (of a dog) bark, bay (狗)叫，吠 □ keep one's mouth shut colloq. not reveal a secret [口]守口如瓶；保持缄默 □ put words into a person's mouth represent a person as having said something in a particular way 说某人曾那样讲过 □ take the words out of a person's mouth say what another was about to say 说出某人心里要讲的话 □ mouthed /maʊðd/ adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ mouther /ˈmaʊðə/ n.□ mouthless /ˈmauθlis/ adj.[Old English mūth, from Germanic] |