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mouths

UK /maʊðz/US /maʊðz/

词源

源自古英语'mūth',与古挪威语'munnr'、德语'Mund'同源,原始印欧语词根可能为*ment-(表示突出部位)。

noun

❶ mouth的复数形式,指人或动物用来进食、发声的开口部位。通常指口腔的外部开口部分,包括嘴唇和牙齿。

“The babies opened their mouths to be fed.”

(婴儿们张开嘴等待喂食。)

“The dentist checked all the children's mouths.”

(牙医检查了所有孩子的口腔。)

❶ 指物体类似嘴的开口部分,如瓶子、洞穴、河流等的入口处。常用于描述容器的开口或通道的起始端。

“The mouths of the bottles were sealed with wax.”

(瓶口用蜡密封了起来。)

“We entered the cave through its narrow mouth.”

(我们通过狭窄的洞口进入洞穴。)

同义词:orifices, openings, entrances

verb

❶ 做出说话的口型但不发出声音,通常用于默念或无声地表达。也可指夸张地做出口型动作。

“The singer mouthed the words to the song during rehearsal.”

(歌手排练时无声地跟着歌曲做口型。)

“She mouthed 'I love you' across the crowded room.”

(她在拥挤的房间那头用口型无声地说'我爱你'。)

同义词:articulate silently, lip-sync

常见短语

keep one's mouth shut — 保持沉默,保守秘密。用于告诫某人不要泄露信息或不要多说话。

“If you want to avoid trouble, you'd better keep your mouth shut about what you saw.”

(如果你想避免麻烦,最好对你看到的事情保持沉默。)

out of the mouths of babes — 童言无忌。指孩子天真无邪的话语常常包含出人意料的智慧或真相。

“When my 5-year-old said 'happiness is playing with friends', I thought - out of the mouths of babes!”

(当我5岁的孩子说'快乐就是和朋友玩耍'时,我想——真是童言无忌啊!)