mouth
noun
uk/maʊθ/us/maʊθ/mouthnoun(BODY PART)
A1[C]
theopeningin thefaceof apersonoranimal, consisting of thelipsand thespacebetween them, or thespacebehindcontainingtheteethand thetongue:
嘴,口;口腔Openyourmouthwideand say "Ah".张大嘴,说“啊”。
You shouldn't put so muchfoodinyourmouth atonce.你不该一次把这么多食物塞入口中。
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- He put agrapeinto his mouth andswalloweditwhole.
- It's notpolitetotalkwithyourmouthfull.
- She gave him agreatbigkisson the mouth.
- Shepunchedhim in the mouth and two of histeethcame out.
- Sheclappedherhandover her mouth totrytostopherself fromlaughing.
The mouth & throat
- -throated
- adenoid
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- labiodental
- laryngeal
- larynx
- lingual
- mandibular
- maxillofacial
- soft palate
- tensor veli palatini muscle
- trachea
- uvula
- uvular
- velum
- vocal cords
mouthnoun(OPENING)
C1[Cusually singular]
theopeningof anarrowcontainer, theopeningof aholeorcave, or theplacewhere ariverflowsinto thesea:
(容器的)口;洞口;(江河的)入海口Quebec is at the mouthofthe St Lawrence River.魁北克位于圣劳伦斯河口。
Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- shaft
- void
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Parts of watercourses
Idioms
be all mouth
be down in the mouth
keepyourmouth shut
makesomeone'smouth water
a mouth to feed
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
mouth
verb[T]
uk/maʊð/us/maʊð/toformwords with thelipswithout making anysound:
用口型默示;对口型假唱Itlooksto me as if thesingersare only mouthing the words .在我看来,这些歌手好像只是在对口型假唱。
[+ speech]"Can we go?" mouthed Mary.“我们可以走了吗?”玛丽用口型默示道。
to say something in a way that is notsincere:
胡说;不真诚地说I don'twanttostandherelisteningto you mouthingapologies.我不想站在这儿听你没有诚意的道歉。
See also
bad-mouthinformal
Saying & uttering
- (your)every wordidiom
- add
- come
- come out withsomething
- every
- fall fromsomething
- findyourvoiceidiom
- floor
- get in
- inyourown wordsidiom
- intone
- loud
- quoth
- speak
- string
- text
- think
- utterance
- verbalize
- volunteer
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Affected & insincere
Phrasal verbs
mouth off (aboutsomething)
mouth off (to/atsomeone)