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美: [maʊθ]
英: [maʊθ]
n. 口,嘴;河口
vt. 做作地说,装腔作势地说;喃喃地说出
vi. 装腔作势说话
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词源分析:该词源自古英语“mūð”,其根源可以追溯到原始日耳曼语“*munþs”,与类似的古德语和荷兰语词汇相关,均指“口”或“嘴”。
历史背景:该单词的首次记录可以追溯到公元前5世纪的古英语文献中,作为描述口部的基本词汇。
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微小差异:虽然这些词都指代“口”,但“beak”通常用于鸟类,而“maw”则常指大型动物的嘴或食道。
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解释:这两个词与“mouth”的功能相反,分别代表不使用口的状态。
使用音标记忆法:/maʊθ/。
通过以上分析,用户可以更全面地理解“mouth”这个单词的用法、意义及其在不同语境中的适用性。
[N-COUNT] Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are, or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are. 嘴
例:She clamped her hand against her mouth.她用手紧紧捂住嘴。
[COMB in ADJ] -mouthed (用于构成复合形容词) 嘴…的
例:He straightened up and looked at me, open-mouthed.他直起身子看着我,嘴大张着。
[N-COUNT] You can say that someone has a particular kind of mouth to indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things. 说话 (方式或内容)
例:I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.我总是有话就讲,我拒绝保持沉默。
[COMB in ADJ] -mouthed (用于构成复合形容词) 说话…的
例:...Sam, their smart-mouthed teenage son.…萨姆,他们十几岁的伶牙俐齿的儿子。
[N-COUNT] The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening. (洞) 口; (瓶) 口
例:By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his shoelace.到隧道的入口处,他弯腰重新系了系鞋带。
[COMB in ADJ] -mouthed (用于构成复合形容词) 口…的
例:He put the flowers in a wide-mouthed blue vase.他把花放进一只蓝色的大口花瓶。
[N-COUNT] The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea. 河口
例:...the town at the mouth of the River Fox.…位于福克斯河河口的那座城镇。
[V-T] If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound. 用口形不出声地说
例:I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma.我只张嘴不出声地说了个再见就赶紧跟在妈妈身后进去了。
[PHRASE] If you have a number of mouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and take care of that number of people. 需要抚养的人
例:He had to feed his family on the equivalent of seven hundred dollars a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.他每月不得不用相当于700美元的钱来养家,5张嘴等着吃饭,他觉得很困难。
[[强调]] If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all. 开口说话
例:Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth.有时我几乎不敢开口说话。
[PHRASE] If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret. 守口如瓶
例:You wouldn't be here now if she'd kept her mouth shut.如果她当时守口如瓶,你现在就不会在这里了。