mouth
noun /maʊθ/
/maʊθ/
(plural mouths
Idioms /maʊðz/
/maʊðz/
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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/frothing at the mouth.
这个生物口吐白沫。 - Cover your mouth when you cough.
咳嗽时要捂上嘴。 - The adult bird drops the worms into the mouths of the hungry chicks.
成年鸟把虫子放进饥饿的小鸡的嘴里。
Topics Bodya1- Rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.
用水彻底漱口。 - A cool smile played across her mouth.
她嘴角露出一丝冷笑。 - A smile played around his strong mouth.
他坚毅的嘴角挂着一丝微笑。 - A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves.
只能从她紧闭的嘴巴看出她很紧张。 - Good mouth care is very important when you are having chemotherapy.
接受化疗期间口腔护理非常重要。 - He began to stuff his mouth with pasta.
他开始往嘴里塞意大利面。 - He coughed as the blood filled his mouth.
他咳出的血弄得满嘴都是。 - He covered his mouth to hide his yawn.
他捂着嘴偷偷打了个哈欠。 - He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve.
他用袖子擦了擦油乎乎的嘴。 - Her mouth curved into a smile.
她嘴角露出一丝微笑。 - Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line.
她突然双唇紧闭,神态坚决。 - His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line.
他紧抿双唇。 - His mouth lifted in a wry smile.
他嘴角动了动,苦笑了一下。 - His mouth widened to a smile.
他咧开嘴笑了。 - I could taste blood in my mouth.
我能感觉到口中的血腥味。 - I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth.
我口渴极了,舌头都粘到腭壁去了。 - My mouth started watering when I smelled the food.
闻到食物的香味,我开始流口水了。 - Our mouths dropped open in surprise.
我们惊奇地张大了嘴。 - She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough.
她用手捂着嘴避免咳出声。 - Suddenly a hand cupped her mouth.
突然,一只手扣住了她的嘴巴。 - The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile.
她嘴角上翘,微微笑了笑。 - The hot coffee burned her mouth.
热咖啡烫了她的嘴。 - There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
血从他的嘴角流出来。 - There were lines of tension about his mouth.
他的嘴角透着几分紧张。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- cavernous
- enormous
- …
- open
- clamp shut
- close
- …
- drop
- drop open
- fall open
- …
- sore
- ulcer
- cancer
- …
- around your mouth
- across your mouth
- in your mouth
- …
- the back of the mouth
- the roof of the mouth
- the corner of the mouth
- …
- She opened her mouth to say something.
- a person considered only as somebody 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。
- Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed.
双胞胎就意味着需要多养活两口人。 - She has four hungry mouths to feed.
有四张饥饿的嘴等着她哺喂。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- cavernous
- enormous
- …
- open
- clamp shut
- close
- …
- drop
- drop open
- fall open
- …
- sore
- ulcer
- cancer
- …
- around your mouth
- across your mouth
- in your mouth
- …
- the back of the mouth
- the roof of the mouth
- the corner of the mouth
- …
- Now there would be another mouth to feed.
入海口;河口 - A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river.
河口周围涌现出许多工业。 - Pelicans are found close to river mouths.
鹈鹕在河口附近被发现。
- A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river.
- mouth (of something) the entrance or opening of something
入口;开口 - the mouth of a cave/pit
山洞口;矿井口 - Up ahead was the tunnel mouth.
再往前走就是隧道入口。
- They drew nearer to the mouth of the cave.
他们离山洞口更近了。 - He shot wide of the goal mouth.
他射门偏出球门。 - She wiped the mouth of the bottle before drinking.
她喝酒前擦了擦瓶口。
- the mouth of a cave/pit
- 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!
- He has a foul mouth on him!
- (in adjectives
) having the type or shape of mouth mentioned构成形容词 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
- a wide-mouthed old woman
- (in adjectives
) having a particular way of speaking构成形容词 言谈…的;口齿…的 - a rather crude-mouthed individual
言谈非常粗鲁的人
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound 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
- a rather crude-mouthed individual
part of face脸的部位
person needing food需要食物的人
of river河流
entrance/opening入口;出口
way of speaking讲话方式
-mouthed…口
词源Old English mūth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mond and German Mund, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mentum ‘chin’.
Idioms
be all mouth
- (informal) if you say somebody is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing something, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it
只说不做
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- (saying) having rich parents
生于富裕之家;出身富裕
butter wouldn’t melt (in somebody’s mouth)
- (informal) used to say that somebody seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really
假装一副老实样;装作天真无邪
by word of mouth
- because 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。 - The restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth for custom.
这家餐馆并没有做广告,而是依靠口碑来赢得顾客。
- The news spread by word of mouth.
down in the mouth
- unhappy and depressed
Topics Feelingsc2闷闷不乐;沮丧
foam at the mouth
- (especially of an animal
) to have a mass of small bubbles in and around its mouth, especially because it is sick or angry尤指动物 口吐白沫(尤指因发病或暴怒) - The dog started foaming at the mouth.
那条狗开始口吐白沫。
- The dog started foaming at the mouth.
- (informal) (of a person
) to be very angry人 Topics Feelingsc2大发雷霆
(straight) from the horse’s mouth
- (informal) (of information
) given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate信息 直接的;可靠的
have a big mouth
- to be bad at keeping secrets
嘴不严;爱泄露秘密 - to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements
Topics Personal qualitiesc2多嘴;吹牛;自吹自擂
somebody’s heart is in their mouth
- somebody feels nervous or frightened about something
提心吊胆;心提到了嗓子眼儿 - My heart was in my mouth as I opened the envelope.
我打开信封时,心都提到嗓子眼了。
- My heart was in my mouth as I opened the envelope.
keep your mouth shut
- (informal) to not talk about something to somebody 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? - The athletes were warned to keep their mouths shut about politics.
运动员被警告不要谈论政治。
- I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this.
leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth
- (of events or experiences
) to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards事件或经历 使后来感到厌恶(或羞耻);留下坏印象 - The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth.
整件事让我苦不堪言。
- The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth.
live (from) hand to mouth
- to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money
see also hand-to-mouth仅够糊口度日
look a gift horse in the mouth
- (usually with negatives
) (informal) to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing通常与否定词连用 拒受馈赠;白送的马还看牙口;对礼物吹毛求疵 - I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
我从来都不是一个吹毛求疵的人。
- I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
me and my big mouth
- (informal) used when you realize that you have said something that you should not have said
我真多嘴;真不该说出来
melt in your mouth
- (of food
) to be soft and very good to eat食物 爽滑可口;柔嫩好吃 - They serve steaks that just melt in your mouth.
他们端上的牛排柔嫩可口。
- They serve steaks that just melt in your mouth.
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
- (saying) used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever
童言有道
put your foot in your mouth
(British English also put your foot in it)
- to say or do something that upsets, offends or embarrasses somebody
(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 my mouth with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.
我真的说错话了——我不知道她已经和汤姆分手了。
- I really put my foot in my mouth with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.
put your money where your mouth is
- (informal) to support what you say by doing something practical; to show by your actions that you really mean something
用行动证明自己的话
put words into somebody’s mouth
- to suggest that somebody has said something when in fact they have not
硬说某人说过某些话 - He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth.
问过话,他感觉警察逼他说出他们要他说的话。
- He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth.
run off at the mouth
- (North American English, informal) to talk too much, in a way that is not sensible
夸夸其谈;信口开河;喋喋不休
shoot your mouth off (about something) (informal)
- to talk about something in a way that shows that you are too proud of it
Topics Personal qualitiesc2吹嘘;大吹大擂 - to talk about something that is private or secret
张扬;信口乱讲(涉及隐私或秘密的事)
shut your mouth/face!
- (slang) a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking
(粗暴地要某人停止说话)住口,闭嘴
take the bread out of somebody’s mouth
- to take away somebody’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
take the words right out of somebody’s mouth
- to say what somebody else was going to say
说出…想要讲的话 - I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth.
我刚要说我们应该取消这次旅行,但她已抢先说了。
- I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth.
watch your mouth/tongue
- to be careful what you say in order not to offend somebody or make them angry
说话当心;嘴上留个把门的