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mouth

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [maʊθ]
  • 美式音标 [maʊθ]
  • 国际音标 [mauθ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 口，嘴；河口
  • vt. 做作地说，装腔作势地说；喃喃地说出
  • vi. 装腔作势说话

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的muth；最初源自原始日耳曼语的munthaz，意为嘴，门。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    mouthless：无孔的；无口的。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • mouth的基本意思是人或动物的“口”“嘴巴”,还可喻指“口状物”,如河口,山谷口,洞穴口,容器口,喷口,钳口,(乐器等)吹口,炮口等,且常由of引起的短语作后置定语修饰非生命物体之“口”, mouth引申还可表示“说话”,往往都带有贬义。
  • mouth还可表示“人”“讲话的人,代言人”。
  • mouth在口语中还可用以表示“怪相,鬼脸”。

    • v. (动词)

  • mouth用作动词时主要指嘴唇活动但不出声,只是作出说或唱的动作,也可指“小声地说”“心不在焉地说”“言不由衷地说”。
  • mouth还可表示“(河水)流入”等。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • Don't speak with your mouth full.
    嘴里塞满东西时不要讲话。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • The new teacher is mouthing in order to show that he is very wise and great.
    这位新老师在装腔作势地讲话以表明他聪明而伟大。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.
    演员不出声地唱着那首已经事先录好音的歌曲。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • button up one 's mouth 保持沉默
  • close one 's mouth 闭嘴
  • fill one 's mouth full 填满嘴,堵住嘴
  • give mouth to 说出,讲出,透露
  • have ten mouths to feed 要养十口人

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (BODY PART) the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue
  • (OPENING) the opening of a narrow container, the opening of a hole or cave, or the place where a river flows into the sea
  • to form words with the lips without making any sound

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • mamamaz
  • -mouthed
  • You can say that someone has a particular kind of mouth to indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things.
  • -mouthed
  • The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
  • -mouthed
  • The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
  • If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
  • If you have a number of mouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and take care of that number of people.
  • If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
  • If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret.
  • to live hand to mouth&rarrsee hand
  • heart in your mouth&rarrsee heart
  • from the horse's mouth&rarrsee horse
  • to put your money where your mouth is&rarrsee money
  • word of mouth&rarrsee word

专业释义

    医药科学

  • 口

    • 计算机科学技术

  • 口

    • 生物学

  • 口;口腔;壳口