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TOEFL BNC: 1011 COCA: 1060

mouth

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Related topics: Biology, Nature, Geography, Food, Household
mouth1 /maʊθ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countableC]  
1  face 脸HB the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking 嘴，口；口腔
 He lifted his glass to his mouth.
他把玻璃杯举到嘴边。
 Liam was fast asleep with his mouth wide open.
利亚姆大张着嘴，睡得很熟。
2  keep your mouth shut informal
a) TELL A SECRETto not tell other people about a secret 保守秘密，守口如瓶
 He demanded £2,000 to keep his mouth shut.
他要求给他2,000英镑封口费。
b) QUIETto not say something even if you think it 保持缄默，一声不吭
 I wished that I’d kept my mouth shut.
我真希望自己什么也没说。
Examples from the Corpus
keep your mouth shut• You'd better keep your mouth shut about this.• I don't believe she could keep her mouth shut.• In the end, I kept my mouth shut.• If I would only keep my mouth shut more often, I thought, I would fit in better everywhere.• You want to be off the record, keep your mouth shut.• This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut.• It would be best to keep our mouths shut and let justice take its course.• After the incident Ninham, of Hilda Street, gave both boys £5 and told them to keep their mouths shut.• He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.• For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut.
3  open your mouth SPEAK A LANGUAGEto prepare to speak 开口说话
 ‘I’ll go, ’ Travis said quickly before she could open her mouth.
“我去。”特拉维斯没等她开口就赶紧说道。
open your mouth to say/speak/protest etc
 Julia opened her mouth to reply, but they were interrupted.
朱莉娅张开嘴巴想回答，但是有人打断了他们。
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open your mouth• He stared, he threw back his head in glad greeting and opened his mouth.• She stumbled to her feet, clutching the eiderdown around her, and opened her mouth to call to them.• If you have to be sure before you dare open your mouth, most people are going to stay quiet.• He would croak if he opened his mouth, so he kept it shut.• I opened my mouth to shout for help, but nothing came out.• Angrily she opened her mouth to protest but at that moment the door opened and David appeared.• The baby robins, scrub jays, finches, sparrows and starlings opened their mouths wide in anticipation.• Even I wouldn't realise until they opened their mouths - which was only to sing the malai national anthem.• If you can get people to relax, they're more likely to open their mouths and talk.
4. (you) watch your mouth spoken informal used to tell someone not to speak in such a rude way 说话注意
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(you) watch your mouth• She knew he had spoken, she had watched his mouth move.• It went up 32 points Thursday, a day Newt watched his mouth.• I remember watching her mouth while she talked.• We have to watch our mouths and let our kids know that bad words are unacceptable.
5  entrance 入口DNHOLE the entrance to a large hole or cave 〔洞穴的〕入口
 As the train entered the mouth of the tunnel, the lights came on.
火车进入隧道入口时，灯亮了起来。
6  river 河流DNSG the part of a river where it joins the sea 入海口，河口
 the mouth of the River Tees
蒂斯河河口
7. bottle/container 瓶子/容器DFDH the open part at the top of a bottle or container 口，嘴
8. big mouth informalTALK TO somebody if someone has a big mouth, they say too much or tell another person’s secrets 多嘴的人；嘴不严的人
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big mouth• And to have a big mouth to project.• I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.• To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.• Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.• If Britain is a body then Essex is the botty and Barnsley's the great big mouth.• But I kept my big mouth shut.• The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.
9  me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc spokenTALK TO somebody used to criticize yourself or another person for saying something that should not have been said 都怪我/你等多嘴
 Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Me and my big mouth.
哎呀，我不应该说那些的，都怪我多嘴。
10  mouth to feed/hungry mouth FAMILYsomeone who you must provide food for, especially one of your children 需要养活的人〔尤指子女〕
 To these parents, a new baby is just another hungry mouth.
对这些父母来说，再生一个孩子就等于又多了一张吃饭的嘴。
11  make your mouth water DELICIOUSif food makes your mouth water, it smells or looks so good you want to eat it immediately 使人馋得流口水
 The smell of the cooked fish made her mouth water.
烧好的鱼的味道把她馋得直流口水。
→ mouth-watering
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make your mouth water• The thought of bacon and eggs made her mouth water.• It fair makes your mouth water.• Just thinking about it made his mouth water.• It made your mouth water even though you'd seen how it was made!• The Brewhouse Theatre offers year-round entertainment and a wide choice of restaurants make your mouth water.• The thought of a sandwich made her mouth water.• Acidity: this is the quality in lemon juice that makes your mouth water.
12  down in the mouth informalSAD/UNHAPPY unhappy 垂头丧气的，沮丧的
 Tim’s looking very down in the mouth.
蒂姆一副垂头丧气的模样。
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down in the mouth• He was no longer down in the mouth.• I have, as you know, been slightly down in the mouth.• Why do you look so down in the mouth today?• Peter saw him the other night, Max, said he looked very down in the mouth.
13. out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) CHILDused humorously when a small child has just said something clever or interesting 竟然出自一个孩子之口〔幽默用法，表示一个小孩子刚说了一句机智或有趣的话〕
14. be all mouth British EnglishBrE spokenCAN'T if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about what they will do but are not brave enough to actually do it 只敢说不敢做
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be all mouth• He knew his son was all mouth and trousers but fair is fair, and family is family.
→ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → by word of mouth at word1(14), → be foaming at the mouth at foam2(2), → put your foot in your mouth at foot1(15), → put your money where your mouth is at money(18), → put words into somebody’s mouth at word1(22), → shut your mouth at shut1(2), → shoot your mouth off at shoot1(12), → foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthed
 COLLOCATIONS
nverbs
open/shut/close your mouth
He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.
cover your mouth
She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.
wipe your mouth
He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.
purse your mouth (=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry)
Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.
kiss somebody on the mouth
She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.
somebody’s mouth falls/drops open (=in surprise)
‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open.
somebody’s mouth tightens written (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger)
‘You mean you knew about this?’ His mouth tightened.
somebody’s mouth twists written (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression)
His mouth twisted in a sneer.
adjectives
dry (=especially because someone is nervous or ill) 〔尤因紧张或生病〕干燥的，发干的
My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
我嘴巴发干，双手直抖。
a big/large/wide/small mouth 大的/大的/宽的/小的
He had a big nose and a big mouth.
他鼻子大大的，嘴也大大的。
nBilly’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
na generous mouth (=a large mouth that is attractive)
On her generous mouth was a smile.
a full mouth (=with large attractive lips) 丰满的嘴唇
nShe had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
a thin mouth (=with thin lips) 薄嘴唇
na woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouth
a rosebud mouth (=a small red attractive mouth) 大的/大的/宽的/小的
nThe girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.
phrases
the corner/side of your mouth 嘴角
A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
她的嘴角浮起了微笑。
the roof of your mouth (=the top inside part) 上腭
He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.
他舌头抵住上腭，发出嗒一声。
with your mouth full (=with food in your mouth) 嘴里塞满食物
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
吃东西时别讲话。
with your mouth open 张着嘴
nHe chews with his mouth open.
(with your) mouth agape written (=with your mouth open in surprise) （因惊讶）目瞪口呆（的），大张着嘴（的）
nShe stared at him, mouth agape.
Examples from the Corpus
mouth• A grimace distorted her fine mouth.• A smile tugged at his mouth.• The hair was already thinning and perhaps to compensate he had grown a luxuriant Groucho moustache which almost hid his mouth.• His mouth gaped and his hands flapped.• He kissed me full on the mouth, one hand at my back, the other straying to my behind.• Babies put everything into their mouths.• The brittle wafer dissolving against the roofs of their mouths was their promise of life in a world beyond Holy Hill.• Try to choose one small enough to go into your mouth whole.
mouth2 /maʊð/ verb [transitiveT]  
1  SAYto move your lips in the same way you do when you are saying words, but without making any sound 不出声地说，用口型默示
 She silently mouthed the words ‘Good luck’.
她用口型不出声地说了句“祝你好运”。
 Philip mouthed something through the glass which she did not hear.
菲利普隔着玻璃说了些什么，可是她没有听见。
2  SAYto say things that you do not really believe or that you do not understand 言不由衷地说；〔自己并不明白却〕信口开河
 The players mouthed clichés about what they hoped to do at the World Cup.
球员们说了希望在世界杯赛上取得什么成绩之类的套话。
 They mouthed the usual platitudes.
他们又说了些老生常谈的话。
3 mouth off phrasal verbphr v informal COMPLAINto complain angrily and noisily about something, or talk as if you know more than anyone else 愤怒而大声地抱怨；大发议论，卖弄地说话
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mouth at/to• Instead of quitting the music business she should have learned to use it for singing rather than mouthing off at every opportunity.
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mouth• She kissed and mouthed his belly, the firm cavity of the navel.• Dana rolled her eyes and mouthed, "I'm bored, " from across the room.• Nine times out of 10, a coach cringes when one of his players mouths off about an opponent.• A man firing looked at him and mouthed something Stephen could not hear.• He mouths something through the glass which she can not hear.• These men spent years mouthing the Communist party line.• She mouthed the name at Ottershaw, and he jerked his head towards the kitchen.
Origin mouth1
Old English muth
mouth1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1mouth2 verb
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TOEFL BNC: 1011 COCA: 1060
mouth

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOUTH | MOUTH + VERB | MOUTH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, cavernous, enormous, huge, large, wide大嘴；巨口；寬口➤small, tiny小嘴；小口➤beautiful, perfect, pretty, rosebud, sensual, sensuous漂亮的嘴巴；完美的嘴巴；玫瑰花蕾般的嘴巴；性感的嘴巴➤red紅嘴巴➤firm, hard, strong堅毅的嘴；堅定的嘴◇A smile played around his strong mouth.他堅毅的嘴角掛着一絲微笑。➤soft柔軟的嘴➤hot, warm灼熱的嘴；溫暖的嘴➤slack鬆弛的嘴巴；嘴不嚴➤full唇形豐滿的嘴➤lipless, thin無唇的嘴巴；唇形單薄的嘴➤toothless無牙的嘴➤wet濕潤的嘴➤dry, tight發乾的嘴巴；繃緊的嘴◇A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves.只能從她緊閉的嘴巴看出她很緊張。➤gaping, half-open, open張大的／半張的／張開的嘴巴➤closed緊閉的嘴巴➤smiling掛着微笑的嘴➤hungry嗷嗷待哺者◇She has four hungry mouths to feed.有四張飢餓的嘴等着她哺餵。➤sore, swollen疼痛的／腫脹的嘴巴VERB + MOUTH➤open張開嘴➤clamp shut, close, shut, snap shut緊閉嘴巴；閉上嘴巴➤cover捂住嘴巴◇He covered his mouth to hide his yawn.他捂着嘴偷偷打了個哈欠。➤cup, gag扣住／塞住嘴巴◇Suddenly a hand cupped her mouth.突然，一隻手扣住了她的嘴巴。➤wipe擦嘴◇He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve.他用袖子擦了擦油乎乎的嘴。➤rinse, rinse out, wash out漱口◇The dentist told him to rinse his mouth out.牙醫叫他漱漱口。➤fill, stuff填滿／塞滿嘴巴◇He coughed as the blood filled his mouth.他咳出的血弄得滿嘴都是。◇He began to stuff his mouth with pasta.他開始往嘴裏塞意大利面。➤foam at, froth at口吐白沫◇The dog was foaming at the mouth and near death.這隻狗口吐白沫，快要死了。➤burn燙嘴◇The hot coffee burned her mouth.熱咖啡燙了她的嘴。➤kiss親嘴➤purse噘嘴MOUTH + VERB➤drop, drop open, fall open, gape, hang open, open, sag open嘴巴不自覺地張開；嘴巴張開；嘴張着◇Our mouths dropped open in surprise.我們驚奇地張大了嘴。➤widen嘴巴咧開◇His mouth widened to a smile.他咧開嘴笑了。➤close, shut嘴合上➤clamp shut, snap shut嘴繃緊；嘴閉緊➤be contorted, be set, compress, contort, harden, purse, set, tighten, turn down, twist嘴巴歪斜；嘴巴緊閉；嘴巴扭曲；嘴巴噘起；嘴巴緊繃；嘴巴下撇◇His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line.他緊抿雙唇。◇'Get out!' she shouted, her mouth contorted by emotion.“滾出去！”她喊道，嘴巴都氣歪了。◇Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line.她突然雙唇緊閉，神態堅決。➤curl, curve, lift, quirk, stretch, tilt, turn up撇嘴；噘嘴；咧嘴；歪嘴；翹嘴◇Her mouth curved into a smile.她嘴角露出一絲微笑。◇His mouth lifted in a wry smile.他嘴角動了動，苦笑了一下。➤droop, sag嘴角下垂➤pout嘴嘟起➤twitch嘴抽動➤quiver, tremble嘴巴顫抖➤water流口水◇My mouth started watering when I smelled the food.聞到食物的香味，我開始流口水了。➤be dry, go dry口乾；口渴➤taste like sth嘴裏好像有⋯味MOUTH + NOUN➤sore, ulcer (BrE) 口腔潰瘍➤cancer口腔癌➤care (especially NAmE) 口腔護理◇Good mouth care is very important when you are having chemotherapy.接受化療期間口腔護理非常重要。➤rinse漱口PREPOSITION➤around your mouth嘴巴周圍◇There were lines of tension around his mouth.他的嘴角透着幾分緊張。➤across your mouth掠過嘴角◇A cool smile played across her mouth.她嘴角露出一絲冷笑。➤in your mouth在口中◇I could taste blood in my mouth.我能感覺到口中的血腥味。➤over your mouth覆蓋嘴角◇She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough.她用手捂着嘴避免咳出聲。PHRASES➤the back of the mouth, the roof of the mouth口腔後部／頂部◇I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth.我口渴極了，舌頭都粘到腭壁去了。➤the corner of the mouth, the side of the mouth嘴角◇There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.血從他的嘴角流出來。◇The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile.她嘴角上翹，微微笑了笑。➤keep your mouth shut (= don't speak) 保持緘默➤(have) your mouth full (= full of food) 滿口食物◇Don't talk with your mouth full!嘴裏塞滿食物時不要說話！➤a mouth to feed需要養活的人◇Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed.雙胞胎就意味着需要多養活兩口人。
TOEFL BNC: 1011 COCA: 1060
mouth verb
⇨ whispermouth noun
⇨ door
TOEFL BNC: 1011 COCA: 1060

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