mouth/maʊθ/ ( [复] mouths)

n

1. C 口，口腔，嘴

• His mouth is full of food. 他嘴里都是食物。

• Open your mouth. 张开嘴。

2. C 口状物；容器口；进口；出口

• the mouth of a river 河口

• the mouth of the big hole 大洞的口

3. C 需要供养的人(或动物)

• He's got four mouths to feed. 他得养活四口人。

4. U 空话；大话；无礼的话

• He's all mouth. 他满嘴空话。

词组A close mouth catches no flies. 谚 嘴巴紧闭，苍蝇难进。(或：口紧不招祸。) be all mouth and trousers 口 天桥把式——光说不练 big mouth 存不住话的嘴；存不住话的人，嘴不严的人 down in the mouth 非正式 沮丧，忧伤

• The football fans were certainly down in the mouth when they heard that their team had lost. 球迷们听到他们的球队输了时很沮丧。

from mouth to mouth 口口相传；广泛流传

• The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth. 消息很快就传开了。

from the horse's mouth 俚 (消息等)自可靠来源 give it mouth 滔滔不绝地讲，慷慨陈词 keep one's mouth shut 守口如瓶 Keep your mouth shut and eyes open. 谚 多看少说。 laugh on the other(或wrong) side of one's mouth 转喜为忧 make a poor mouth 诉苦，叫穷

• A tramp came and made a poor mouth to her. 一个流浪汉走来向她叫穷诉苦。

make sb.'s mouth water 使某人垂涎

• The fresh fruits make my mouth water. 这些新鲜水果使我直流口水。

• She collects tickets; and the well designed tickets made her mouth water. 她收集门票，这些设计精美的门票使她垂涎。

shut one's mouth

1. 闭嘴

2. 停止讲话，保持沉默

• He decided to shut his mouth. 他决定不说话。

shut sb.'s mouth

1. 使某人住口

2. 使某人沉默，不让某人泄密

3. 使哑口无言

• We easily shut his mouth by reminding him of his former bad conduct. 我们以他过去的恶行提醒他，便轻易地使他哑口无言了。