mouth

英 [maʊθ , maʊð]

美 [maʊθ , maʊð]

n.  嘴; 口; 需要供养的人; 入口; 开口
v.  (动嘴唇)不出声地说; 言不由衷地说

复数：mouths　过去式：mouthed　现在分词：mouthing　过去分词：mouthed　第三人称单数：mouths　

中考高考TOEFLCET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1011 / COCA.1060

短语用例

mouth off (at/about sth)

• 大声地讲述；大声地抱怨
  to talk or complain loudly about sth

习惯用语

n.

be all mouth
• 只说不做
  if you say sb is all mouth , you mean that they talk a lot about doing sth, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it
down in the mouth
• 闷闷不乐；沮丧
  unhappy and depressed
keep your mouth shut
• 守口如瓶；保持缄默
  to not talk about sth to sb because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them
• I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this.
  我警告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？
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
• 童言有道
  used when a small child has just said sth that seems very wise or clever
run off at the mouth
• 夸夸其谈；信口开河；喋喋不休
  to talk too much, in a way that is not sensible
have a big mouthhave a big mouthborn with a silver spoon in your mouth
• 生于富裕之家；出身富裕
  having rich parents
take the bread out of sb's mouth
• 剥夺某人的生计；砸某人的饭碗
  to take away sb's job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live
butter wouldn't melt (in sb's mouth)
• 假装一副老实样；装作天真无邪
  used to say that sb seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really
foam at the mouthfoam at the mouthput your foot in it
• （在语言或行为上）使人不安，冒犯别人，使人尴尬
  to say or do sth that upsets, offends or embarrasses sb
• I really put my foot in it with Ella─I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.
  我真的冒犯了埃拉——我不知道她和汤姆分手了。
look a gift horse in the mouth
• 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵
  to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing
sb's heart is in their mouth
• 提心吊胆；心提到了嗓子眼儿
  somebody feels nervous or frightened about sth
(straight) from the horse's mouth
• 直接的；可靠的
  given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
live (from) hand to mouth
• 仅够糊口度日
  to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money
melt in your mouth
• 爽滑可口；柔嫩好吃
  to be soft and very good to eat
put your money where your mouth is
• 用行动证明自己的话
  to support what you say by doing sth practical; to show by your actions that you really mean sth
shoot your mouth off (about sth)shoot your mouth off (about sth)shut your mouth/face!
• （粗暴地要某人停止说话）住口，闭嘴
  a rude way of telling sb to be quiet or stop talking
leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth
• 使后来感到厌恶（或羞耻）；留下坏印象
  to make you feel disgusted or ashamed afterwards
watch your mouth/tongue
• 说话当心；嘴上留个把门的
  to be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry
by word of mouth
• 口头上；经口述
  because people tell each other and not because they read about it
• The news spread by word of mouth.
  这消息是口头传开的。

牛津词典

noun

脸的部位 part of face
• 嘴；口
  the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc.; the area inside the head behind this opening
  1. She opened her mouth to say something.
     她张开嘴要说什么。
  2. His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
     他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。
  3. Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised) .
     他们张口结舌。
  4. Don't talk with your mouth full (= when eating) .
     不要一边吃一边说话。
  5. The creature was foaming at the mouth .
     这家伙在口吐白沫。
需要食物的人 person needing food
• 需要供养的人
  a person considered only as sb who needs to be provided with food
  1. Now there would be another mouth to feed .
     又多一个要吃饭的人。
  2. 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。
入口；出口 entrance/opening
• 入口；开口
  the entrance or opening of sth
  1. the mouth of a cave/pit
     山洞 / 矿井口
河流 of river
• 入海口；河口
  the place where a river joins the sea
讲话方式 way of speaking
• 讲话方式；言谈
  a particular way of speaking
  1. He has a foul mouth on him!
     他满嘴脏话！
  2. Watch your mouth! (= stop saying things that are rude and/or offensive)
     说话注意点儿！
…口 -mouthed
• 有…嘴的；…口的
  having the type or shape of mouth mentioned
  1. a wide-mouthed old woman
     大嘴的老太太
  2. a narrow-mouthed cave
     洞口狭窄的山洞
• 言谈…的；口齿…的
  having a particular way of speaking
  1. a rather crude-mouthed individual
     言谈非常粗鲁的人

verb

• （动嘴唇）不出声地说
  to move your lips as if you were saying sth, but without making a sound
  1. He mouthed a few obscenities at us and then moved off.
     他不出声地朝我们骂了几句脏话然后离去。
• 言不由衷地说
  to say sth that you do not really feel, believe or understand
  1. They're just mouthing empty slogans.
     他们只是在空喊口号。

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form mouths is pronounced /maʊðz/. 名词读作 /maʊθ/，动词读作 /maʊð/。mouths 读作 /maʊðz/。


• N-COUNT 口;嘴
  Yourmouthis the area of your face where your lips are or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are.
  1. She clamped her hand against her mouth...
     她用手捂着嘴。
  2. His mouth was full of peas.
     他满嘴都是豌豆。
  3. ...an inflammation of the mouth.
     口腔发炎
• N-COUNT 说话方式;言谈
  You can say that someone has a particular kind ofmouthto indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things.
  1. I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced...
     我一贯大声说出自己的想法，不会迫于压力而一言不发。
  2. You've got such a crude mouth!
     你说话真粗鲁！
• N-COUNT (洞的)出入口；(瓶)口
  Themouthof a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
  1. By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
     到隧道出入口时，他弯腰重新系好鞋带。
• N-COUNT 河口;入海口
  Themouthof a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
  1. ...the town at the mouth of the River Dart.
     位于达特河入海口的城镇
• VERB 不出声地说;用口型默示
  If youmouthsomething, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
  1. I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma...
     我用口型默示告别，然后匆匆跟在妈妈身后走了进去。
  2. She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something...
     她使劲冲他使眼色，不出声地对他说了些什么。
  3. 'It's for you,' he mouthed.
     他用口型示意：“这是给你的。”
• VERB 言不由衷地说；信口说；不知所云地说
  If youmouthsomething, you say it, especially without believing it or without understanding it.
  1. I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes...
     我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
  2. They mouthed the values of family, religion and charity, but demonstrated the opposite in their private lives.
     他们大谈家庭、宗教和慈善的价值，但他们在个人生活中的表现却恰恰相反。
• PHRASE 需要赡养的人;要养活的人
  If you have a number ofmouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and look after that number of people.
  1. He had to feed his family on the equivalent of four hundred pounds a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.
     他要用相当于400英镑的月收入来维持五口之家的生计，感觉很艰难。
• PHRASE 开口说话;发言
  If you say that someone does notopentheirmouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
  1. Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth...
     有时我几乎不敢开口说话。
  2. He hasn't opened his mouth since he's been there.
     他从到那儿后一直没有开口。
• PHRASE 保持缄默;守口如瓶
  If youkeepyourmouth shutabout something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret.
  1. You wouldn't be here now if she'd kept her mouth shut.
     如果她守口如瓶的话，你现在就不会在这儿啦。
• tolive hand to mouth→ see:hand

英英释义

noun

• the opening of a jar or bottle
  1. the jar had a wide mouth
• the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
  1. she wiped lipstick from her mouth
• the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
  1. he stuffed his mouth with candy
  Synonym:oral cavityoral fissurerima oris
• an impudent or insolent rejoinder
  1. don't give me any of your sass
  Synonym:sasssassingbacktalkback talklip
• the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
  1. New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
• an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
  1. he rode into the mouth of the canyon
  2. they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
• a person conceived as a consumer of food
  1. he has four mouths to feed
• a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
  Synonym:mouthpiece

verb

• express in speech
  1. She talks a lot of nonsense
  2. This depressed patient does not verbalize
  Synonym:talkspeakutterverbalizeverbalise
• articulate silently
  1. She mouthed a swear word
• touch with the mouth

双语例句

• He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth
  他从口袋里掏出手帕，轻轻擦了擦嘴。
• The river deposited silt at its mouth.
  河口沉积了淤泥。
• Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth
  有时我几乎不敢开口说话。
• 'It's for you,' he mouthed.
  他用口型示意：“这是给你的。”
• Garland covered his mouth with his hand and belched discreetly.
  加兰用手掩住嘴巴，小心地打了一个嗝。
• She crammed her mouth with caviar.
  她嘴里塞满了鱼子酱。
• He hasn't opened his mouth since he's been there.
  他从到那儿后一直没有开口。
• There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.
  墙上挂着一个驼鹿头。某个爱搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香烟。
• He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth
  他打了个哈欠，都懒得抬抬手遮一下嘴巴。
• She froze, her mouth hanging open.
  她呆住了，嘴张开着。