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| /maʊΘ/ |
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| 1 | the part of your face below your nose that you use to eat and speak . The corners of your mouth are the two outside ends of it , and the inside top part of your mouth is called the roof 嘴；口 |
| She opened her mouth to speak. 她张嘴说话。 |
| I’ ve got a funny taste in my mouth. 我嘴巴里有股怪味。 |
| | 1a | if your mouth waters, it produces saliva (= water) because you are about to eat something that you like （流口水的）嘴巴 | | She felt her mouth watering in anticipation of the meal. 她在等着吃这顿饭时觉得口水都流出来了。 | |
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| 2 | someone who you have to provide food for （需要赡养的）人 |
| How can the world support all these hungry mouths? 世界如何养活这些饥饿的人？ |
| a mouth to feed Now I have another mouth to feed. 现在我又多了一张嘴要吃饭。 |
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| 3 | the entrance to something such as a cave (= a hole in the side of a mountain) or tunnel 入口处；洞口；隧道口 |
| | 3a | the opening of a bottle or other container 瓶口；容器口 | |
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| 4 | the place where a river is widest and joins the sea 河口；入海口 |
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| - | be all mouth informal
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| to say things just to impress people and not really intend to do the things you say |
| 只说不做；空话连篇 |
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| - | big mouth
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| used as a criticism of someone when they say things they should not |
| 多嘴（用于批评某人说了不该说的话） |
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| You should have kept your big mouth shut. 你本应该闭上你那多话的嘴。 |
| I didn’ t realize it was a secret. Me and my big mouth! 我没意识到这是个秘密。我真多嘴！ |
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| - | down in the mouth informal
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| unhappy |
| 不高兴的；垂头丧气的 |
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| - | keep your mouth shut informal
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| 1 | to not tell anyone about something 保持缄默 | She hoped Jason would keep his mouth shut about his doubts. 她希望贾森对他自己的疑虑能保持缄默。 | |
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| 2 | to not say anything 一声不吭 | When she starts talking about marriage, I just keep my mouth shut. 当她开始谈论结婚时，我只是一声不吭。 | |
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| - | open your mouth
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| to speak |
| 开口说话 |
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| She didn’ t open her mouth once during the meal. 吃饭的时候她一句话也没说。 |
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