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TOEFL BNC: 1011 COCA: 1060

mouth

noun
 
/maʊθ/
/maʊθ/
(plural mouths
/maʊðz/
/maʊðz/
)
Idioms
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    part of face脸的部位

  1.  
     the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc.; the area inside the head behind this opening嘴；口
    • She opened her mouth to say something.她张开嘴要说什么。
    • His mouth twisted into a wry smile.他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。
    • Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised).他们张口结舌。
    • Don't talk with your mouth full (= when eating).不要一边吃一边说话。
    • The creature was foaming/frothing at the mouth.这个生物口吐白沫。
    • Cover your mouth when you cough.咳嗽时要捂上嘴。
    • The adult bird drops the worms into the mouths of the hungry chicks.成年鸟把虫子放进饥饿的小鸡的嘴里。
    see also foot-and-mouth disease
    Extra Examples
    • Rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.用水彻底漱口。
    • A cool smile played across her mouth.她嘴角露出一丝冷笑。
    • A smile played around his strong mouth.他坚毅的嘴角挂着一丝微笑。
    • A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves.只能从她紧闭的嘴巴看出她很紧张。
    • Good mouth care is very important when you are having chemotherapy.接受化疗期间口腔护理非常重要。
    • He began to stuff his mouth with pasta.他开始往嘴里塞意大利面。
    • He coughed as the blood filled his mouth.他咳出的血弄得满嘴都是。
    • He covered his mouth to hide his yawn.他捂着嘴偷偷打了个哈欠。
    • He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve.他用袖子擦了擦油乎乎的嘴。
    • Her mouth curved into a smile.她嘴角露出一丝微笑。
    • Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line.她突然双唇紧闭，神态坚决。
    • His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line.他紧抿双唇。
    • His mouth lifted in a wry smile.他嘴角动了动，苦笑了一下。
    • His mouth widened to a smile.他咧开嘴笑了。
    • I could taste blood in my mouth.我能感觉到口中的血腥味。
    • I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth.我口渴极了，舌头都粘到腭壁去了。
    • My mouth started watering when I smelled the food.闻到食物的香味，我开始流口水了。
    • Our mouths dropped open in surprise.我们惊奇地张大了嘴。
    • She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough.她用手捂着嘴避免咳出声。
    • Suddenly a hand cupped her mouth.突然，一只手扣住了她的嘴巴。
    • The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile.她嘴角上翘，微微笑了笑。
    • The hot coffee burned her mouth.热咖啡烫了她的嘴。
    • There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.血从他的嘴角流出来。
    • There were lines of tension about his mouth.他的嘴角透着几分紧张。
    Topics Bodya1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • cavernous
    • enormous
    • …
    verb + mouth
    • open
    • clamp shut
    • close
    • …
    mouth + verb
    • drop
    • drop open
    • fall open
    • …
    mouth + noun
    • sore
    • ulcer
    • cancer
    • …
    preposition
    • around your mouth
    • across your mouth
    • in your mouth
    • …
    phrases
    • the back of the mouth
    • the roof of the mouth
    • the corner of the mouth
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    person needing food需要食物的人

  2. a person considered only as somebody who needs to be provided with food需要供养的人
    • Now there would be another mouth to feed.现在又多一个要吃饭的人。
    • The world will not be able to support all these extra hungry mouths.这个世界养活不起这么些额外的饥民。
    Extra Examples
    • Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed.双胞胎就意味着需要多养活两口人。
    • She has four hungry mouths to feed.有四张饥饿的嘴等着她哺喂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • cavernous
    • enormous
    • …
    verb + mouth
    • open
    • clamp shut
    • close
    • …
    mouth + verb
    • drop
    • drop open
    • fall open
    • …
    mouth + noun
    • sore
    • ulcer
    • cancer
    • …
    preposition
    • around your mouth
    • across your mouth
    • in your mouth
    • …
    phrases
    • the back of the mouth
    • the roof of the mouth
    • the corner of the mouth
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    of river河流

  3.  
     the place where a river joins the sea入海口；河口
    • A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river.河口周围涌现出许多工业。
    • Pelicans are found close to river mouths.鹈鹕在河口附近被发现。
    Topics Geographyb2

    4. entrance/opening入口；出口

  4. mouth (of something) the entrance or opening of something入口；开口
    • the mouth of a cave/pit山洞口；矿井口
    • Up ahead was the tunnel mouth.再往前走就是隧道入口。
    see also goalmouth
    Extra Examples
    • They drew nearer to the mouth of the cave.他们离山洞口更近了。
    • He shot wide of the goal mouth.他射门偏出球门。
    • She wiped the mouth of the bottle before drinking.她喝酒前擦了擦瓶口。
    5.

    way of speaking讲话方式

  5. a particular way of speaking讲话方式；言谈
    • He has a foul mouth on him!他满嘴脏话！
    • Watch your mouth! (= stop saying things that are rude and/or offensive)说话注意点儿！
    see also loudmouth

    6. -mouthed…口

  6. (in adjectives构成形容词) having the type or shape of mouth mentioned有…嘴的；…口的
    • a wide-mouthed old woman大嘴的老太太
    • a narrow-mouthed cave洞口狭窄的山洞
    see also open-mouthed
  7. (in adjectives构成形容词) having a particular way of speaking言谈…的；口齿…的
    • a rather crude-mouthed individual言谈非常粗鲁的人
    see also foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthed, potty-mouthed
    More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics
    8. Word OriginOld English mūth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mond and German Mund, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mentum ‘chin’.
Idioms
be all mouth
  1. (informal) if you say somebody is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing something, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it只说不做
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  1. (saying) having rich parents生于富裕之家；出身富裕
butter wouldn’t melt (in somebody’s mouth)
  1. (informal) used to say that somebody seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really假装一副老实样；装作天真无邪
by word of mouth
  1. because people tell each other and not because they read about it口头上；经口述
    • The news spread by word of mouth.这消息是口头传开的。
    • The restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth for custom.这家餐馆并没有做广告，而是依靠口碑来赢得顾客。
down in the mouth
  1. unhappy and depressed闷闷不乐；沮丧Topics Feelingsc2
foam at the mouth
  1. (especially of an animal尤指动物) to have a mass of small bubbles in and around its mouth, especially because it is sick or angry口吐白沫（尤指因发病或暴怒）
    • The dog started foaming at the mouth.那条狗开始口吐白沫。
  2. (informal) (of a person人) to be very angry大发雷霆Topics Feelingsc2
(straight) from the horse’s mouth
  1. (informal) (of information信息) given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate直接的；可靠的
have a big mouth
  1. to be bad at keeping secrets嘴不严；爱泄露秘密
  2. to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements多嘴；吹牛；自吹自擂Topics Personal qualitiesc2
somebody’s heart is in their mouth
  1. somebody feels nervous or frightened about something提心吊胆；心提到了嗓子眼儿
    • My heart was in my mouth as I opened the envelope.我打开信封时，心都提到嗓子眼了。
    Topics Feelingsc2
keep your mouth shut
  1. (informal) to not talk about something to somebody because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them守口如瓶；保持缄默
    • I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this.我警告过他们对此事要守口如瓶。
    • Now she's upset—why couldn't you keep your mouth shut?瞧她现在心烦意乱的样子，你就不能闭上嘴？
    • The athletes were warned to keep their mouths shut about politics.运动员被警告不要谈论政治。
leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth
  1. (of events or experiences事件或经历) to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards使后来感到厌恶（或羞耻）；留下坏印象
    • The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth.整件事让我苦不堪言。
live (from) hand to mouth
  1. to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money仅够糊口度日 see also hand-to-mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
  1. (usually with negatives通常与否定词连用) (informal) to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵
    • I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.我从来都不是一个吹毛求疵的人。
me and my big mouth
  1. (informal) used when you realize that you have said something that you should not have said我真多嘴；真不该说出来
melt in your mouth
  1. (of food食物) to be soft and very good to eat爽滑可口；柔嫩好吃
    • They serve steaks that just melt in your mouth.他们端上的牛排柔嫩可口。
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
  1. (saying) used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever童言有道
put your foot in your mouth
(British English also put your foot in it)
  1. to say or do something that upsets, offends or embarrasses somebody（在语言或行为上）使人不安，冒犯别人，使人尴尬
    • I really put my foot in my mouth with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.我真的说错话了——我不知道她已经和汤姆分手了。
put your money where your mouth is
  1. (informal) to support what you say by doing something practical; to show by your actions that you really mean something用行动证明自己的话
put words into somebody’s mouth
  1. to suggest that somebody has said something when in fact they have not硬说某人说过某些话
    • He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth.问过话，他感觉警察逼他说出他们要他说的话。
run off at the mouth
  1. (North American English, informal) to talk too much, in a way that is not sensible夸夸其谈；信口开河；喋喋不休
shoot your mouth off (about something) (informal)
  1. to talk about something in a way that shows that you are too proud of it吹嘘；大吹大擂Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. to talk about something that is private or secret张扬；信口乱讲（涉及隐私或秘密的事）
shut your mouth/face!
  1. (slang) a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking（粗暴地要某人停止说话）住口，闭嘴
take the bread out of somebody’s mouth
  1. to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live剥夺某人的生计；砸某人的饭碗
take the words right out of somebody’s mouth
  1. to say what somebody else was going to say说出…想要讲的话
    • I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth.我刚要说我们应该取消这次旅行，但她已抢先说了。
watch your mouth/tongue
  1. to be careful what you say in order not to offend somebody or make them angry说话当心；嘴上留个把门的

mouth

verb
/maʊð/
/maʊð/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mouth
/maʊð/
/maʊð/
he / she / it mouths
/maʊðz/
/maʊðz/
past simple mouthed
/maʊðd/
/maʊðd/
past participle mouthed
/maʊðd/
/maʊðd/
-ing form mouthing
/ˈmaʊðɪŋ/
/ˈmaʊðɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. mouth something | + speech to move your lips as if you were saying something, but without making a sound（动嘴唇）不出声地说
    • He mouthed a few obscenities at us and then moved off.他不出声地朝我们骂了几句脏话，然后走了。
  2. mouth something | + speech (disapproving) to say something that you do not really feel, believe or understand言不由衷地说
    • They're just mouthing empty slogans.他们只是在空喊口号。
    3. Word OriginOld English mūth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mond and German Mund, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mentum ‘chin’.

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