mouth

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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

发音

UK /maʊθ/
US /maʊθ/
CA /mʌʊθ/
其它 /məʊθ/
其它 /muːθ/
CA /maʊð/

词形变化

mouthes mouths 复数 mouths mouthe mouthed mouthing mouths 三单 mouthing 现在分词 mouthed 过去式 mouthed 过去分词

别名

mouf mouthe

教材释义与例句

名词

口,嘴;河口

the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking

动词

做作地说,装腔作势地说;喃喃地说出

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

    嘴巴

    医学

    "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.

  2. 2.

    The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.

    河口

    The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.

  3. 3.

    An outlet, aperture or orifice.

  4. 4.

    A loud or overly talkative person.

    俚语

    My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.

  5. 5.

    A gossip.

    俚语
  6. 6.

    The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.

  7. 7.

    A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.

    废旧
  8. 8.

    Speech; language; testimony.

    废旧
  9. 9.

    A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To speak; to utter.

    及物

    He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.

  2. 2.

    To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.

    及物

    The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.

  3. 3.

    To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.

    不及物 及物
  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of mouth the words; to speak insincerely.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.

    及物/不及物
  6. 6.

    To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)

  7. 7.

    To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.

    及物

    The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.

  8. 8.

    To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.

  9. 9.

    To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.

  10. 10.

    To carry in the mouth.

  11. 11.

    To make mouths at

    废旧
  12. 12.

    To form a mouth or opening in.

  13. 13.

    To examine the teeth of.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Scots mooth (“mouth”), North Frisian mös, müs, Mür (“mouth”), West Frisian mûn (“mouth”), Dutch mond (“mouth”), muide (“river mouth”) and mui (“riptide”), German Mund (“mouth”), Luxembourgish Mond (“mouth”), Danish mund (“mouth”), Faroese muður, munnur (“mouth”), Icelandic munnur (“mouth”), Swedish mun (“mouth”), Norwegian munn (“mouth”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”) and mandō (“to chew”), Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and μασάομαι (masáomai, “to chew”), Albanian mjekër (“chin, beard”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite [script needed] (mēni, “chin”). The verb is from Middle English mouthen, from the noun.

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