mouthing

英 [ˈmaʊðɪŋ]

美 [ˈmaʊðɪŋ]

v.  (动嘴唇)不出声地说; 言不由衷地说
mouth的现在分词

复数：mouthings　现在分词：mouthing　

COCA.44320

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

双语例句

• When we talked, I imagined him in his hotel room, rolling his eyes and mouthing the words two minutes to some colleague waiting to hit the town.
  我们通电话时，我想像着他在酒店房间里，转动眼珠，向某个等他进城的同事做出等我两分钟的口型。
• You do not really mean it, you are just mouthing it.
  你说的不是真的，你言不由衷而已。
• The mouthing of such words as truth, God, perfection, can have no deep significance and import.
  口头上谈论真理、上帝、成就不具有深刻的意义。
• ( I am a bit sceptical about this, though the pioneering grocer J.J. Sainsbury is supposed to have died mouthing: Keep the shops well lit.) Selfridge brought in improved toothbrushes, and shirts in quarter-sizes.
  （我对此有些怀疑，但百货商店先驱J•J•森宝利（J.J.Sainsbury）在临终前或许喃喃地表示：让商店灯火通明。）塞尔弗里奇引入了改良后的牙刷，和四分之一缩尺的衬衫。
• It looks tome as if the singers are only mouthing the words.
  在我看来，这些歌手只是在对口型假唱。
• She's a typical teenager, coming home late at night and mouthing off to herparents.
  她是个典型的少年，深夜回家，又跟父母顶嘴。
• Just wait until your 3 D holographic TV won't power up or your talking toaster starts mouthing off.
  你就等着三维立体全息电视机不增加电力耗，或自动报话烤面包机开始张口说话吧。
• He crept into the corner, mouthing curses.
  他悄悄地移到角落，嘴里喃喃地诅咒着。
• The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.
  她的父母甚至会要孩子不要再继续吵闹。
• I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing excuses& I want you to correct the mistake you made.
  我不想站在这儿听你磨嘴皮子找借口&我要你改正你所犯的错误。