mouth

英 [maʊθ] 美 [maʊθ]

• n. 嘴；口；开口；河口
• v. 不出声说；装腔作势地说；喃喃地说

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]口,嘴巴

   the opening on the face through which a person or animal can take food into the body, and speak to make sounds

2. [U]空话,无聊的话; 无礼的话

   meaningless; impudent talk

3. [C]人,讲话的人

   person, speaker

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (嘴)作出说〔唱〕…的动作 (但不出声)

   move one's lips as if saying (words) but without making any sound

2. vt. & vi. 喃喃地说,心不在焉地说,言不由衷地说

   say especially repeatedly and without understanding or sincerity

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 口，嘴，口状物
2. 河口
3. 口腔
4. 人
5. 动物
6. 需要供养的人
7. 开口
8. 出入口
9. 孔，穴
10. 食客
11. 枪口
12. 港口
13. 喷火口
14. 袋口
15. 吹口
16. 咧嘴

v. 动词

1. 用演说腔调讲，用演说的口吻讲
2. 附和着说
3. 含糊地说，喃喃地说
4. 歪嘴
5. 大声讲，大声地讲述，高声地说话，大声地抱怨
6. 叫骂，怒骂
7. 装腔作势地讲（说），做作地说
8. 用口衔
9. 放进嘴里嚼
10. 注入
11. 不出声地说，以嘴唇的动作不出声地讲，做出说…的动作（但不出声）
12. 言不由衷地重复，言不由衷地说
13. 夸大地说话，夸张地讲话
14. 说出
15. 心不在焉地说
16. 吃
17. 用嘴接触，吻
18. 舐
19. 使（马）习惯于戴马嚼子
20. 傲慢地说
21. 嘟嘴扮鬼脸

英英释义

Noun:

1. the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge;

   "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
   

2. the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening;

   "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
   

3. an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge);

   "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"
   "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
   

4. the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water;

   "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
   

5. a person conceived as a consumer of food;

   "he has four mouths to feed"
   

6. a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

7. an impudent or insolent rejoinder;

   "don't give me any of your sass"
   

8. the opening of a jar or bottle;

   "the jar had a wide mouth"
   

Verb:

1. express in speech;

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"
   "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
   

2. articulate silently; form words with the lips only;

   "She mouthed a swear word"
   

3. touch with the mouth

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her mouth is her best feature.
   她的嘴是她容貌上最好看的部分。
2. The dying animal was found foaming at the mouth.
   那只将死的动物被发现口吐白沫。
3. Seeing that we are confused about her attitude, she had to give mouth to her doubts.
   看到我们对她的态度表示不解,她只得说出心里的疑惑。
4. The sand has silted up the mouth of the river.
   泥沙已把河口堵住了。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The nurse mouthed the word "quiet".
   护士以口形默示“安静”。
2. I dislike lecturers who mouth their speeches.
   我不喜欢夸夸其谈的演讲者。
3. He crept into the corner, mouthing curses.
   他悄悄地移到角落，嘴里喃喃地诅咒着。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Don't speak with your mouth full.
   嘴里塞满东西时不要讲话。
2. Open your mouth wider, please.
   请把嘴张大点儿。
3. We speak with our mouths.
   我们用口讲话。
4. A fall of rock blocked the mouth of the cave.
   一块石头落下来把洞口全堵住了。
5. His villa is situated at the mouth of a river.
   他的别墅位于河口。
6. I don't want any mouth from you!
   你别给我多嘴!
7. Every time I open my mouth he contradicts me.
   我一说话他就反对。
8. We must keep down the number of useless mouths.
   我们必须减少吃闲饭的人。
9. The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth.
   消息很快就传开了。
10. He is the mouth of the House in its relations with the crown.
    他是议会对皇室的发言人。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. 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。
2. Where does this creek mouth?
   这条小河流入哪里?

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. 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。
2. He was silently mouthing curses.
   他不出声地咒骂。
3. He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion.
   他言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话。

经典引文

• The cavity of the mouth forms the commencement of the alimentary canal.

  出自：Encyclopedia Britannica

• Sammy had his mouth full of..steak sandwich.

  出自： B. Schulberg

• Who Taught you to mouth that name of 'villain'?

  出自： Byron

• The pompous high-placed imbecile mouthing his platitudes.

  出自： A. Birrell

• Your flat clear voice beside me Mouthed cheerful clear flat platitudes.

  出自： R. Brooke

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

all mouth

光说不干 say sth but do not have the courage to actually do

big mouth

嘴不严,多嘴 talk too much

by word of mouth

口头通知 inform sb by mouth

give mouth

说出口 start to say sth

keep one's mouth shut

保持沉默,一声不吭 reveal a secret, especially of dishonest or criminal activity

用作动词 (v.)

mouth down (v.+adv.)

吃下 eat down
mouth sth ⇔ down
He mouthed down a square of cheese.

他吃了一块方干酪。

mouth off (v.+adv.)

大发议论,自夸地说 speak strongly or as if one knew more than anyone else
mouth off
He was mouthing off about the high price of fish.

他就鱼价的飞涨大发议论。

词汇搭配

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
• keep one's mouth shut 守口如瓶
• laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth 失望,悲伤
• leave one's mouth open 使嘴张开
• make one's mouthwater 使人垂涎
• open one's mouth 张嘴
• put words into sb's mouth 教某人说些什么话
• screw up one's mouth 撅起嘴
• shoot off one's mouth 信口开河,夸夸其谈
• shut one's mouth 闭嘴
• stop sb's mouth 不让某人说话,用贿赂堵住某人的口
• take the bread out of one's mouth 夺某人的饭碗
• wipe one's mouth 擦嘴

形容词+～

• beautiful mouth 好看的嘴
• big mouth 碎嘴子,说话冒失的人
• hungry mouths 饥饿的人们
• pretty mouth 好看的嘴
• small mouth 小口
• sweet mouth 甜蜜的嘴
• useless mouth 只吃不做的人

名词+～

• river mouth 河口

介词+～

• express by the mouth 口头表达
• by way of mouth 从口(入)
• by word of mouth 口头的
• out of sb's mouth 出自某人之口
• vessel with a small mouth 口很小的容器
• with one mouth 异口同声地
• from mouth to mouth 一个传一个地
• pass from mouth to mouth 被传播
• down in the mouth 忧愁的人
• look down in the mouth 显得很沮丧
• words in everybody's mouth 众人的说法
• in the mouth of 据说
• with full mouth 大声地
• with open mouth 大声地

～+介词

• mouth of the river 河口
• mouth with thick lips 长着两片厚嘴唇的嘴

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• mouth silently 嘴动而不出声地说
• mouth down 吃下
• mouth off 大发议论,自夸地说

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. 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。
2. mouth还可表示“人”“讲话的人,代言人”。
3. mouth在口语中还可用以表示“怪相,鬼脸”。

v. (动词)

1. 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”。
2. mouth还可表示“(河水)流入”等。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他亲她的嘴。

   误 He kissed her on mouth.

   误 He kissed her on his mouth.

   正 He kissed her on the mouth.

   析 作“亲嘴”解时mouth前的the不可省略,通常也不用one's。

2. 嘴里吃着食物,不要想着说话。

   误 Don't try to talk with a mouth of food.

   正 Don't try to talk with a mouthful of food.

   析 mouth指“口,嘴”; 表示“一口,满口”,应该说mouthful。

3. 她张着嘴,凝视着他。

   误 She stared at him, the mouth open.

   误 She stared at him, her mouth open.

   正 She stared at him, mouth open.

4. 三人向前行进,他们嘴里叼着烟斗,手里提着宝剑。

   误 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouths and swords in hand.

   正 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouth and sword in hand.

   析 mouth用在这两种场合中,有很强的抽象的典型意义,不可数,不用于复数形式。前面不用物主代词或冠词。

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• aperture
• entrance
• opening