mouths

英 [maʊðz]

美 [maʊðz]

n.  嘴; 口; 需要供养的人; 入口; 开口
v.  (动嘴唇)不出声地说; 言不由衷地说
mouth的第三人称单数和复数

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

• Five tastes numb our mouths and spoil our tastes.
  五种口味，麻木了我们的嘴巴，破坏了我们的味觉。
• We speak with our mouths.
  我们用口讲话。
• I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this.
  我警告他们对此事要守口如瓶。
• I get blank stares and mouths hanging open.
  我得到的是迷茫的目光和张开而不说什么的嘴。
• Pooches mouths are dirty, but they're safe to kiss.
  狗嘴是脏的，但和它接吻亲热还是安全的。
• Found also in estuaries, lagoons, river mouths, and even freshwater.
  也发现于河口，潟湖，河口了，甚至淡水。
• They add to the number of mouths to feed.
  有了他们，需赡养的人数就进一步增加了。
• They stood with their mouths open in surprise!
  他们吃惊地张大嘴巴站在那儿！
• Green moss and ferns grow around the mouths of caves, but only fungi and molds grow inside.
  绿苔藓和蕨类植物生长在洞口周围，但是，只有真菌类植物和霉菌在洞里面生长。
• Expensive time eaters that leave us with lighter wallets and a taste of burnt coffee in our mouths.
  这些景点浪费了我们的时间，并且留下的只是瘪下去的钱包以及口中如煮糊了的咖啡般的味道。