用作名词(n.)

Her mouth is her best feature.她的嘴是她容貌上最好看的部分。

The dying animal was found foaming at the mouth.那只将死的动物被发现口吐白沫。

Seeing that we are confused about her attitude, she had to give mouth to her doubts.看到我们对她的态度表示不解,她只得说出心里的疑惑。

The sand has silted up the mouth of the river.泥沙已把河口堵住了。

用作动词(v.)

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

I dispke lecturers who mouth their speeches.我不喜欢夸夸其谈的演讲者。

He crept into the corner, mouthing curses.他悄悄地移到角落，嘴里喃喃地诅咒着。

用作名词(n.)

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

Open your mouth wider, please.
请把嘴张大点儿。

We speak with our mouths.
我们用口讲话。

A fall of rock blocked the mouth of the cave.
一块石头落下来把洞口全堵住了。

His villa is situated at the mouth of a river.
他的别墅位于河口。

I don't want any mouth from you!
你别给我多嘴!

Every time I open my mouth he contradicts me.
我一说话他就反对。

We must keep down the number of useless mouths.
我们必须减少吃闲饭的人。

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

He is the mouth of the House in its relations with the crown.
他是议会对皇室的发言人。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The new teacher is mouthing in order to show that he is very wise and great.
这位新老师在装腔作势地讲话以表明他聪明而伟大。

Where does this creek mouth?
这条小河流入哪里?

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.
演员不出声地唱着那首已经事先录好音的歌曲。

He was silently mouthing curses.
他不出声地咒骂。

He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion.
他言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

button up one's mouth保持沉默

close one's mouth闭嘴

fill one's mouth full填满嘴,堵住嘴

give mouth to说出,讲出,透露

have ten mouths to feed要养十口人

keep one's mouth shut守口如瓶

laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth失望,悲伤

leave one's mouth open使嘴张开

make one's mouthwater使人垂涎

open one's mouth张嘴

put words into sb's mouth教某人说些什么话

screw up one's mouth撅起嘴

shoot off one's mouth信口开河,夸夸其谈

shut one's mouth闭嘴

stop sb's mouth不让某人说话,用贿赂堵住某人的口

take the bread out of one's mouth夺某人的饭碗

wipe one's mouth擦嘴

形容词+～

beautiful mouth好看的嘴

big mouth碎嘴子,说话冒失的人

hungry mouths饥饿的人们

pretty mouth好看的嘴

small mouth小口

sweet mouth甜蜜的嘴

useless mouth只吃不做的人

名词+～

river mouth河口

介词+～

express by the mouth口头表达

by way of mouth从口(入)

by word of mouth口头的

out of sb's mouth出自某人之口

vessel with a small mouth口很小的容器

with one mouth异口同声地

from mouth to mouth一个传一个地

pass from mouth to mouth被传播

down in the mouth忧愁的人

look down in the mouth显得很沮丧

words in everybody's mouth众人的说法

in the mouth of据说

with full mouth大声地

with open mouth大声地

～+介词

mouth of the river河口

mouth with thick pps长着两片厚嘴唇的嘴

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

mouth silently嘴动而不出声地说

mouth down吃下

mouth off大发议论,自夸地说

n.(名词)

mouth的基本意思是人或动物的“口”“嘴巴”,还可喻指“口状物”,如河口,山谷口,洞穴口,容器口,喷口,钳口,(乐器等)吹口,炮口等,且常由of引起的短语作后置定语修饰非生命物体之“口”, mouth引申还可表示“说话”,往往都带有贬义。

mouth还可表示“人”“讲话的人,代言人”。

mouth在口语中还可用以表示“怪相,鬼脸”。

v.(动词)

mouth用作动词时主要指嘴唇活动但不出声,只是作出说或唱的动作,也可指“小声地说”“心不在焉地说”“言不由衷地说”。

mouth还可表示“(河水)流入”等。

n.(名词)他亲她的嘴。

误 He kissed her on mouth.

误 He kissed her on his mouth.

正 He kissed her on the mouth.

析 作“亲嘴”解时mouth前的the不可省略,通常也不用one's。

嘴里吃着食物,不要想着说话。

误 Don't try to talk with a mouth of food.

正 Don't try to talk with a mouthful of food.

析 mouth指“口,嘴”; 表示“一口,满口”,应该说mouthful。

她张着嘴,凝视着他。

误 She stared at him, the mouth open.

误 She stared at him, her mouth open.

正 She stared at him, mouth open.

三人向前行进,他们嘴里叼着烟斗,手里提着宝剑。

误 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouths and swords in hand.

正 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouth and sword in hand.

析 mouth用在这两种场合中,有很强的抽象的典型意义,不可数,不用于复数形式。前面不用物主代词或冠词。

用作名词(n.)

Her mouth is her best feature.她的嘴是她容貌上最好看的部分。

The dying animal was found foaming at the mouth.那只将死的动物被发现口吐白沫。

Seeing that we are confused about her attitude, she had to give mouth to her doubts.看到我们对她的态度表示不解,她只得说出心里的疑惑。

The sand has silted up the mouth of the river.泥沙已把河口堵住了。

用作动词(v.)

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

I dispke lecturers who mouth their speeches.我不喜欢夸夸其谈的演讲者。

He crept into the corner, mouthing curses.他悄悄地移到角落，嘴里喃喃地诅咒着。

用作名词(n.)

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

Open your mouth wider, please.
请把嘴张大点儿。

We speak with our mouths.
我们用口讲话。

A fall of rock blocked the mouth of the cave.
一块石头落下来把洞口全堵住了。

His villa is situated at the mouth of a river.
他的别墅位于河口。

I don't want any mouth from you!
你别给我多嘴!

Every time I open my mouth he contradicts me.
我一说话他就反对。

We must keep down the number of useless mouths.
我们必须减少吃闲饭的人。

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

He is the mouth of the House in its relations with the crown.
他是议会对皇室的发言人。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The new teacher is mouthing in order to show that he is very wise and great.
这位新老师在装腔作势地讲话以表明他聪明而伟大。

Where does this creek mouth?
这条小河流入哪里?

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.
演员不出声地唱着那首已经事先录好音的歌曲。

He was silently mouthing curses.
他不出声地咒骂。

He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion.
他言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

button up one's mouth保持沉默

close one's mouth闭嘴

fill one's mouth full填满嘴,堵住嘴

give mouth to说出,讲出,透露

have ten mouths to feed要养十口人

keep one's mouth shut守口如瓶

laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth失望,悲伤

leave one's mouth open使嘴张开

make one's mouthwater使人垂涎

open one's mouth张嘴

put words into sb's mouth教某人说些什么话

screw up one's mouth撅起嘴

shoot off one's mouth信口开河,夸夸其谈

shut one's mouth闭嘴

stop sb's mouth不让某人说话,用贿赂堵住某人的口

take the bread out of one's mouth夺某人的饭碗

wipe one's mouth擦嘴

形容词+～

beautiful mouth好看的嘴

big mouth碎嘴子,说话冒失的人

hungry mouths饥饿的人们

pretty mouth好看的嘴

small mouth小口

sweet mouth甜蜜的嘴

useless mouth只吃不做的人

名词+～

river mouth河口

介词+～

express by the mouth口头表达

by way of mouth从口(入)

by word of mouth口头的

out of sb's mouth出自某人之口

vessel with a small mouth口很小的容器

with one mouth异口同声地

from mouth to mouth一个传一个地

pass from mouth to mouth被传播

down in the mouth忧愁的人

look down in the mouth显得很沮丧

words in everybody's mouth众人的说法

in the mouth of据说

with full mouth大声地

with open mouth大声地

～+介词

mouth of the river河口

mouth with thick pps长着两片厚嘴唇的嘴

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

mouth silently嘴动而不出声地说

mouth down吃下

mouth off大发议论,自夸地说

【近义词】

n.
• aperture
• entrance
• opening