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🔑 mouth nounBrE /maʊθ/NAmE /maʊθ/ (mouths BrE /maʊðz/ NAmE /maʊðz/ ) ➤part of face 脸的部位🔑 the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc.; the area inside the head behind this opening 嘴；口◆She opened her mouth to say something. 她张开嘴要说什么。◆His mouth twisted into a wry smile. 他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。◆Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised). 他们张口结舌。◆Don't talk with your mouth full (= when eating). 不要一边吃一边说话。◆The creature was foaming at the mouth. 这家伙在口吐白沫。 ➡ see also foot-and-mouth disease ➤person needing food 需要食物的人a person considered only as sb who needs to be provided with food 需要供养的人◆Now there would be another mouth to feed. 现在又多一个要吃饭的人。◆The world will not be able to support all these extra hungry mouths. 这个世界养活不起这么些额外的饥民。➤entrance/opening 入口；出口🔑 ~ (of sth) the entrance or opening of sth 入口；开口◆the mouth of a cave/pit 山洞口；矿井口 ➡ see also goalmouth ➤of river 河流🔑 the place where a river joins the sea 入海口；河口➤way of speaking 讲话方式a particular way of speaking 讲话方式；言谈◆He has a foul mouth on him! 他满嘴脏话！◆Watch your mouth! (= stop saying things that are rude and/or offensive) 说话注意点儿！ ➡ see also loudmouth ➤-mouthed …口 () having the type or shape of mouth mentioned 有…嘴的；…口的◆a wide-mouthed old woman 大嘴的老太太◆a narrow-mouthed cave 洞口狭窄的山洞 ➡ see also open-mouthed () having a particular way of speaking 言谈…的；口齿…的◆a rather crude-mouthed individual 言谈非常粗鲁的人 ➡ see also foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthed Compound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked, -bellied, -billed, -blooded, -bodied, -cheeked, -chested, -eared, -eyed, -faced, -fingered, -footed, -haired, -handed, -headed, -hearted, -hipped, -lidded, -limbed, -mouthed, -necked, -nosed, -skinned, -tailed, -throated, -toothed  ●be all ˈmouth(informal) if you say sb is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing sth, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it 只说不做●down in the ˈmouthunhappy and depressed 闷闷不乐；沮丧●keep your ˈmouth shut(informal) to not talk about sth to sb because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them 守口如瓶；保持缄默◆I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this. 我警告过他们对此事要守口如瓶。◆Now she's upset—why couldn't you keep your mouth shut? 瞧她现在心烦意乱的样子，你就不能闭上嘴？●out of the ˌmouths of ˈbabes (and ˈsucklings)(saying) used when a small child has just said sth that seems very wise or clever 童言有道●run off at the ˈ mouth(NAmE, informal) to talk too much, in a way that is not sensible 夸夸其谈；信口开河；喋喋不休●have a big ˈmouthto be bad at keeping secrets 嘴不严；爱泄露秘密to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements 多嘴；吹牛；自吹自擂●me and my big ˈmouth(informal) used when you realize that you have said sth that you should not have said 我真多嘴；真不该说出来●born with a silver ˈspoon in your mouth(saying) having rich parents 生于富裕之家；出身富裕●take the bread out of sb's ˈmouthto take away sb's job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live 剥夺某人的生计；砸某人的饭碗●butter wouldn't melt (in sb's ˈmouth)(informal) used to say that sb seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really 假装一副老实样；装作天真无邪●foam at the ˈmouth(especially of an animal 尤指动物) to have a mass of small bubbles in and around its mouth, especially because it is sick or angry 口吐白沫（尤指因发病或暴怒）(informal) (of a person 人) to be very angry 大发雷霆●put your ˈfoot in it(BrE) (also put your foot in your ˈmouthNAmE, BrE) to say or do sth that upsets, offends or embarrasses sb （在语言或行为上）使人不安，冒犯别人，使人尴尬◆I really put my foot in it with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom. 我真的冒犯了埃拉，我不知道她和汤姆分手了。●look a gift horse in the ˈmouth () (informal) to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵●sb's heart is in their ˈmouthsomebody feels nervous or frightened about sth 提心吊胆；心提到了嗓子眼儿●(straight) from the horse's ˈmouth(informal) (of information 信息) given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate 直接的；可靠的●live (from) ˌhand to ˈmouthto spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money 仅够糊口度日●ˌmelt in your ˈmouth(of food 食物) to be soft and very good to eat 爽滑可口；柔嫩好吃●put your money where your ˈmouth is(informal) to support what you say by doing sth practical; to show by your actions that you really mean sth 用行动证明自己的话●ˌshoot your ˈmouth off (about sth)(informal) to talk with too much pride about sth 吹嘘；大吹大擂to talk about sth that is private or secret 张扬；信口乱讲（涉及隐私或秘密的事）●shut your ˈmouth/ˈface!(slang) a rude way of telling sb to be quiet or stop talking （粗暴地要某人停止说话）住口，闭嘴●leave a bad/nasty ˈtaste in the mouth(of events or experiences 事件或经历) to make you feel disgusted or ashamed afterwards 使后来感到厌恶（或羞耻）；留下坏印象●watch your ˈmouth/ˈtongueto be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry 说话当心；嘴上留个把门的●by ˌword of ˈmouthbecause people tell each other and not because they read about it 口头上；经口述◆The news spread by word of mouth. 这消息是口头传开的。●put ˈwords into sb's mouthto suggest that sb has said sth when in fact they have not 硬说某人说过某些话●take the ˈwords right out of sb's mouthto say what sb else was going to say 说出…想要讲的话 🔑 mouth verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mouth BrE /maʊð/ NAmE /maʊð/present simple - he / she / it mouths BrE /maʊðz/ NAmE /maʊðz/past simple mouthed BrE /maʊðd/ NAmE /maʊðd/past participle mouthed BrE /maʊðd/ NAmE /maʊðd/ -ing form mouthing BrE /ˈmaʊðɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈmaʊðɪŋ/BrE /maʊð/NAmE /maʊð/~ sth | + speechto move your lips as if you were saying sth, but without making a sound （动嘴唇）不出声地说◆He mouthed a few obscenities at us and then moved off. 他不出声地朝我们骂了几句脏话，然后走了。~ sth | + speech(disapproving) to say sth that you do not really feel, believe or understand 言不由衷地说◆They're just mouthing empty slogans. 他们只是在空喊口号。 ●ˌmouth ˈoff (at/about sth)(informal) to talk or complain loudly about sth 大声地讲述；大声地抱怨 |
