mouth
39 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of MOUTH
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: the opening through which food passes into the body : the part of the face that includes the lips and the opening behind them嘴；口
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- He kissed her on the mouth.他亲了她的嘴。
- He threatened to punch me in the mouth.他威胁要打我的嘴。
- She stood there with her mouth agape/open.她张口结舌地站在那儿。
- I burned the roof of my mouth.我烫伤了我的口腔上腭。
- They told him to keep his mouth closed when chewing and not to talk with his mouth full.他们要他咀嚼时把嘴闭上，不要含着食物说话。
- He wiped his mouth with a napkin after eating.他吃完后用餐巾纸擦嘴。
- She regretted saying it as soon as the words were out of her mouth.话一出口她就后悔了。
- The smell of the food made my mouth water.这食物的香味都让我流口水了。
- The candy melts in your mouth.糖块会在你口中溶化。
- He says something stupid every time he opens his mouth. [=every time he speaks]他每次讲话都说一些蠢话。
- The experience left a bad taste in my mouth. [=the experience left me feeling bad or disgusted]这次经历让我感觉恶心。
[noncount]
- The medication is taken by mouth.这是口服药。
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[count] : an opening in something入口；开口— usually + of — see also goal mouth
- the mouth of a cave/bottle洞口；瓶口
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[count] : the place where a river enters the ocean入海口；河口
- the mouth of the river = the river's mouth河口
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[singular] informal : an unpleasant or offensive way of talking令人讨厌的话；无礼的话 — see also big mouth, loudmouth, smart-mouth
- That guy has quite a mouth on him.那家伙满嘴脏话。
- He has a loud mouth.他很多嘴。
- He cursed and his mother angrily told him to watch his mouth. [=to not use offensive language]他骂骂咧咧的，他母亲告诫他说话注意点。
all mouth (and no trousers/action)
British, informal — used to describe someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it只说不做
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
by word of mouth
down in the mouth
: unhappy or depressed闷闷不乐；沮丧
- I was surprised to see her looking so down in the mouth.看到她如此闷闷不乐，我感到吃惊。
foam at the mouth
from the horse's mouth
froth at the mouth
hand to mouth
heart in your mouth
keep your mouth shut
1
: to not say anything保持缄默
- When he starts talking about politics, I just keep my mouth shut.当他开始谈论政治时，我就沉默不语。
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: to not talk about something (such as a secret)守口如瓶
- She told me to keep my mouth shut about the news. [=she told me not to tell anyone about the news]她要我对此事守口如瓶。
- I never tell him anything important because he doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. [=he tells other people what he has been told]我从不告诉他任何重要的事情，因为他不知道如何保守秘密。
look a gift horse in the mouth
melt in your mouth
mouth to feed
: a person (such as a child) who needs to be fed需要供养的人（如孩子）
- They can't afford another child. They already have too many (hungry) mouths to feed.他们已经有太多（嗷嗷待哺的）孩子需要养活，无力再供养一个了。
put words in/into someone's mouth
put your foot in your mouth
put your money where your mouth is
run your mouth
shoot your mouth off
shut your mouth
take the words right out of someone's mouth
mouths; mouthed; mouthing
mouths; mouthed; mouthing
Learner's definition of MOUTH
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1
: to say or repeat (something) without really meaning it or understanding it言不由衷地重复；机械地重复
- She was just mouthing the usual meaningless platitudes about the need for reform.她只是在机械地重复那些毫无意义的关于需要改革的陈词滥调。
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: to form (words) with your lips without speaking不出声地说；用口型默示
- The librarian mouthed “quiet.”图书管理员以口型默示“安静”。
- silently mouthing the words to a song默声唱歌词
mouth off
[phrasal verb] informal : to talk in a loud, unpleasant, or rude way高声谈话；大放厥词；说话粗鲁
- He got in trouble again for mouthing off to his teacher.他因顶撞老师而再次陷入麻烦。
- She's always mouthing off about how much better she could run the company herself.她总是大放厥词，说她自己能把公司打理得好得多。
- placebos
- placed
- placed a lot of stock
- placed a strain on
- placed a wager
- placed heavy demands on
- placed her on a pedestal
- placed her on probation
- placed him at a disadvantage
- placed his trust in
- placed/made a wager
- placed/put a lot of stock
- placed/put his trust in
- place/house of worship
- place in the sun
- placekick
- placekicker
- placekickers
- placekicks
- place mat
- place mats
- placement
- placements
- place name
- place names