Mouth
[ maʊθ ]
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n. 口;出入口;传闻;
vt. 装腔作势地说;喃喃地说，心不在焉地说，言不由衷地说;
vi. 装腔作势说话;
📝 例句
Any one may mouth out a passage with a theatrical cadence.
任何人都可以用演戏似的调子朗诵一段文章。
The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth.
一传十,十传百,这消息很快就传开了。
After eating off wormy moldy trenchers, one would get "trench mouth."
用这样的盘子吃东西会得trench mouth(战壕口炎/坏死性溃疡性龈炎)。
Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.
白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。
Rumours of various natures went still from mouth to mouth.
大家传播着各种各样的谣言。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mouth-嘴,month-月、月份:巨嘴哮天犬,呑下月份
※ mou-拼音“谋”,th-拼音“太后”:谋杀太后的事不要用嘴说出
※ m-拼音“摸”,out-外面,h-拼音“喝”:摸了摸在外面喝过汽水的嘴去
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
mouth
n
(pl ~s )
1 [C] opening through which animals take in food; space behind this containing the teeth, tongue, etc 嘴; 口
`Open your mouth a little wider,' said the dentist. ｀把嘴张大点,＇牙科医生说.
Don't talk with your mouth full. 嘴里有东西时不要说话.
(fig 比喻) Every time I open my mouth (ie speak) he contradicts me. 我一说话他就反对.
(derog 贬) She's got a big mouth, ie talks a lot and (esp) reveals secrets. 她嘴不稳（话多, 尤指泄密）. =>illus at head 见head插图.
2 [U] (infml derog 口, 贬)
(a) meaningless or ineffectual talk 空话; 无聊的话
He's all mouth and no action. 他这人光说不干.
(b) impudent talk; rudeness 无礼的话; 粗鲁
I don't want any mouth from you! 你别给我多嘴!
3 [C] place where sth (eg a bag, bottle, tunnel, etc) opens 开口处（如袋口、 瓶口、 隧道口等）
inside/in/at the mouth of a cave 在洞口内[里/旁].
4 [C] place where a river enters the sea 河口.
5 [C] person requiring to be fed （需要供养的）人
She's got five mouths to feed, eg children. 她得养活五口人.
6 (idm 习语) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth => born. butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth => butter. by word of mouth => word. down in the mouth dejected; depressed 沮丧; 情绪低落. from the horse's mouth => horse. keep one's `mouth shut (infml 口) not reveal a secret, esp of dishonest or criminal activity 一声不吭, 保持缄默（尤指对坏事或罪行）
He'd better keep his mouth shut, or else...! 他最好保持沉默, 否则...! leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth => leave1. live from hand to mouth => live2. look a gift horse in the mouth => gift. out of the mouths of babes and `sucklings (saying 谚) children often speak wisely 黄口小儿的话也常有道理. put one's money where one's mouth is => money. put words into sb's mouth => word. shoot one's mouth off => shoot1. shut one's mouth/face => shut. shut sb's mouth => shut. take the bread out of sb's mouth => bread. take the words out of sb's mouth => word.
mouth v
1 [I, Tn] speak or say (sth) with movement of the jaw but no sound 嘴动而不出声地说（某事）
silently mouthing curses 嘴动而不出声地咒骂.
2 [Tn] (derog 贬) say (sth) insincerely or without understanding 言不由衷或不知所云地说
mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion 言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话.
🎯 考研助记
音“冒失”，冒失的就是“嘴” 摸(m)了摸在外面(out)喝(h)过汽水的 嘴
🔁 扩展释义
*[mauθ]n. 嘴, 口, 口腔, 口状物vi. 装腔作势说话, 做鬼脸vt. 说出, 做作地说【医】 口相关词组: foam at the mouth from mouth to mouth give it mouth give mouth to have a big mouth in everyone's mouth in the mouth of make a mouth make sb's mouth water open one's mouth wide run at the mouth put words into someone's mouth take the words out of someone's mouth run off at the mouth stop sb's mouth with open mouth button up one's mouth by word of mouth
🏥 医学释义
口，嘴
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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He was ill at ease at her birthday party.
他在她的生日宴聚会中心神不宁。
By the street of Bye and bye one arrives at the house of Never.
迁延因循，一事无成。
Can we expect the same price as last time?
价钱能够和上次的一样吗？