单词详解

1. n.

A. 口，嘴巴 (the opening through which food is taken in)

Don't speak with your mouth full. 当嘴里塞满东西时不要讲话。

B. 需抚养的家属 (a person conceived as a consumer of food)

The poor man has three mouths to feed in his family. 他有三口人需要抚养。

C. 口状物，进出口 (an opening that resembles a mouth)

A big rock blocked the mouth of the cave. 一块大石头堵住了洞口。

D. 河口 (the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water)

New York is at the mouth of the Hudson. 纽约位于哈德逊河河口。

2. vt.

A. 不出声地说 (form words with the lips only)

The nurse mouthed the word 'quiet'. 护士以口形默示”安静”。

B. 装腔作势地说；言不由衷地重复 (speak sth insincerely)

An actor who mouths his speeches is a poor actor. 念台词装腔作势的演员是拙劣的演员。

相关词组

from mouth to mouth广泛流传，口口相传

The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth. 一传十，十传百，这消息很快就传开了。

相关单词

复数：mouths

过去式：mouthed

过去分词：mouthed

现在分词：mouthing