mouth
noun
verb
maʊθ
noun
1
FACE
脸
the
part
of
your
face
which
you
put
food
into,
or
which
you
use
for
speaking
嘴，口; 口腔
He
lifted
his
glass
to
his
mouth.
他把玻璃杯举到嘴边。
The
old
man
had
a
cigarette
dangling
from
the
corner
of
his
mouth
.
那老人嘴角叼着一支香烟。
Liam
was
fast
asleep
with
his
mouth
wide
open
.
利亚姆张着大嘴，睡得很熟。
She
put
her
hand
to
her
lips,
trying
not
to
laugh
with
her
mouth
full
(=with
food
in
her
mouth)
.
她用手捂住嘴，嘴里吃着东西不想笑出声来。
She
kissed
him
full
on
the
mouth
(=directly
on
the
mouth)
.
她直接亲在他嘴上。
I
burnt
the
roof
of
my
mouth
(=the
top
inside
part)
on
some
hot
soup.
我喝热汤烫着了上腭。
She
stared
at
him
open-mouthed
(=looking
very
surprised
or
shocked)
.
她张着嘴看着他。
Karen
felt
dry-mouthed
and
sick.
卡伦感到嘴干、恶心。
2
keep your mouth shut
a.
to
not
tell
other
people
about
a
secret
b.
to
not
say
something
even
if
you
think
it
保持缄默，一声不吭
informal
He
demanded
£2000
to
keep
his
mouth
shut.
他要求给他 2000 英镑封口费。
I
wished
that
I’d
kept
my
mouth
shut.
我真希望自己什么也没说。
3
open your mouth
to
prepare
to
speak
开口说话
‘I’ll
go,’
Travis
said
quickly
before
she
could
open
her
mouth.
“我去。”特拉维斯没等她开口就赶紧说。
open
your
mouth
to
say/speak/protest
etc
Julia
opened
her
mouth
to
reply,
but
they
were
interrupted.
朱莉娅张开嘴巴想回答，但是有人打断了他们。
4
(you) watch your mouth
used
to
tell
someone
not
to
speak
in
such
a
rude
way
[口，非正式] 说话不要粗鲁
spoken informal
5
ENTRANCE
入口
the
entrance
to
a
large
hole
or
CAVE
〔洞穴等的〕入口
As
the
train
entered
the
mouth
of
the
tunnel,
the
lights
came
on.
火车进入隧道入口时，灯亮了起来。
6
RIVER
河流
the
part
of
a
river
where
it
joins
the
sea
入海口，河口
the
mouth
of
the
River
Tees
蒂斯河河口
7
BOTTLE/CONTAINER
瓶子/容器
the
open
part
at
the
top
of
a
bottle
or
container
〔瓶子或容器的〕口，嘴
8
big mouth
if
someone
has
a
big
mouth,
they
say
too
much
or
tell
another
person’s
secrets
[非正式] 多嘴的人，嘴不严的人
informal
9
me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc
used
to
criticize
yourself
or
another
person
for
saying
something
that
should
not
have
been
said
[口] 都怪我/你等多嘴
spoken
Oops,
I
shouldn’t
have
said
that.
Me
and
my
big
mouth.
哎呀，我不应该说那些的，都怪我多嘴。
10
mouth to feed/hungry mouth
10.
someone
who
you
must
provide
food
for,
especially
one
of
your
children
需要养活的人〔尤指你的孩子〕
To
these
parents,
a
new
baby
is
just
another
hungry
mouth.
对这些父母来说，再生一个孩子就又多了一张吃饭的嘴。
11
make your mouth water
11.
if
food
makes
your
mouth
water,
it
smells
or
looks
so
good
you
want
to
eat
it
immediately
使某人馋得流口水
The
smell
of
the
cooked
fish
made
her
mouth
water.
做好的鱼那味道把她馋得直流口水。
12
down in the mouth
12.
unhappy
[非正式] 垂头丧气的，沮丧的
informal
Tim’s
looking
very
down
in
the
mouth.
蒂姆看上去垂头丧气的。
13
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
13.
used
humorously
when
a
small
child
has
just
said
something
clever
or
interesting
竟然出自一个孩子之口〔幽默用法，表示一个小孩子刚说了一句机智或有趣的话〕
14
be all mouth
14.
if
someone
is
all
mouth,
they
talk
a
lot
about
what
they
will
do
but
are
not
brave
enough
to
actually
do
it
[英，口] 只说不（敢）做
BrE spoken
maʊð
verb
15
to
move
your
lips
in
the
same
way
you
do
when
you
are
saying
words,
but
without
making
any
sound
不出声地说，用口型默示
She
silently
mouthed
the
words
‘Good
luck’.
她动着嘴巴不出声地说了句:“祝你好运”。
Philip
mouthed
something
through
the
glass
which
she
did
not
hear.
菲利普隔着玻璃说了些什么，可是她没有听见。
16
to
say
things
that
you
do
not
really
believe
or
that
you
do
not
understand
言不由衷地说;〔自己并不明白却〕信口开河
The
players
mouthed
clichés
about
what
they
hoped
to
do
at
the
World
Cup.
球员们说了一些套话，希望在世界杯赛上取得什么样成绩。
They
mouthed
the
usual
platitudes.
他们又说了些老生常谈的话。
17
to
complain
angrily
and
noisily
about
something,
or
talk
as
if
you
know
more
than
anyone
else
[非正式] 愤怒而大声地抱怨; 大发议论; 卖弄地说话
[+
at/to
]
You
should
have
heard
Pete
mouthing
off
at
Joe.
你真该听听皮特是怎么痛骂乔的。
[+
about
]
Morris
was
mouthing
off
about
his
former
team.
莫里斯在夸夸其谈他以前的球队。