tongue-in-cheek
adjective /ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
- not intended seriously; done or said as a joke
言不由衷的;随便说说的;开玩笑的 - a tongue-in-cheek remark
一句戏言 - The magazine published a wonderful tongue-in-cheek review of his latest work.
该杂志对他的最新作品发表了精彩的半开玩笑的评论。
Collocations DictionaryTongue-in-cheek is used with these nouns:- humour
- a tongue-in-cheek remark