| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
badmouth [sb],
bad-mouth⇒ vtr | informal (disparage [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 诋毁，恶意中伤 dǐ huǐ，è yì zhòng shāng |
| Janice badmouthed her old employer, who then refused to provide her with a reference. |
| 贾尼斯大肆攻击她的前雇主，因为他拒绝向她提供推荐信。 |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | SCSimplified Chinese 嘴不严实 zuǐ bù yán shí
TCTraditional Chinese 嘴不嚴實 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 随便乱说 zuǐ bù yán shí ，suí biàn luàn shuō |
| He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| born with a silver spoon in your mouth adj | figurative (have a wealthy upbringing) | SCSimplified Chinese 生在富贵之家 |
SCSimplified Chinese 出身高贵 chū shēn gāo guì
TCTraditional Chinese 出身高貴 |
| She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. |
button your mouth,
button your lip v expr | dated, figurative, slang (do not talk) | SCSimplified Chinese 闭上嘴 |
| Button your mouth--I don't want to hear about it any more. |
| by word of mouth adv | (from what others say) | SCSimplified Chinese 口头上地 kǒu tóu shàng de
TCTraditional Chinese 口頭上地 |
| The film was not heavily advertised, but its popularity quickly grew by word of mouth. |
cottonmouth,
cotton mouth n | US, informal (dry feeling in mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 口干舌燥 |
| Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. expr | figurative (Be grateful for [sth] free.) | SCSimplified Chinese 不要挑剔礼物。 |
| I was disappointed that the antique vase my aunt gave me had a chip in the rim, but my mother said, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." |
down in the mouth,
down-in-the-mouth adj | informal (sad) | SCSimplified Chinese 垂头丧气的，沮丧的，闷闷不乐的 chuí tóu sàng qì de ，jǔ sàng de ，mèn mèn bú lè de
TCTraditional Chinese 沮喪的 |
| foot-and-mouth disease n | (animal pathology) | SCSimplified Chinese 口蹄疫 |
| from the horse's mouth expr | (first-hand, directly from the source) (消息、情报等) | SCSimplified Chinese 直接得来地，一手地 zhí jiē dé lái de，yì shǒu de |
| Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
foam at the mouth,
froth at the mouth v expr | (produce foamy spittle) | SCSimplified Chinese 口吐白沫 kǒu tǔ bái mò |
| If a dog is frothing at the mouth it may have rabies. |
| The horse foamed at the mouth as it ran. |
| 如果口吐白沫，那么狗就可能得了狂犬病。 |
foam at the mouth,
froth at the mouth v expr | figurative, informal (be furious) | SCSimplified Chinese 气得口吐白沫, 非常生气 |
| The governor was frothing at the mouth after she was accused of misconduct. |
| hand-to-mouth adj | figurative (meeting only immediate needs) | SCSimplified Chinese 仅够糊口的 jǐn gòu hú kǒu de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| Since being fired from his job, he has had to live a hand-to-mouth existence. |
| hand to mouth adv | figurative (meeting only immediate needs) | SCSimplified Chinese 仅够糊口地 jǐn gòu hú kǒu de |
| Since Mary was fired from her job, she has struggled through life hand to mouth. |
| 自从玛丽被解雇后，她仅能勉强度日。 |
| harmonica n | (musical instrument) | SCSimplified Chinese 口琴 kǒu qín |
| A man stood on the corner, playing a blues tune on a harmonica. |
| have your heart in your mouth v expr | figurative (be anxious, fearful) | SCSimplified Chinese 焦虑不安 jiāo lǜ bù ān
TCTraditional Chinese 焦慮不安 |
SCSimplified Chinese 害怕 jiāo lǜ bù ān，hài pà
TCTraditional Chinese 害怕 |
SCSimplified Chinese 忧心忡忡 jiāo lǜ bù ān，yōu xīn chōng chōng
TCTraditional Chinese 憂心忡忡 |
your heart is in your mouth,
your heart is in your throat expr | figurative ([sb] is anxious, fearful) | SCSimplified Chinese 感到焦虑 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 感到担心 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 感到恐惧 |
| horse's mouth | (source) | SCSimplified Chinese 来源 lái yuán |
| SCSimplified Chinese 源头 lái yuán，yuán tóu |
| hungry mouth n | (dependant) | SCSimplified Chinese 受赡养者 shòu shàn yǎng zhě
TCTraditional Chinese 受贍養者 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 被抚养者 shòu shàn yǎng zhě，bèi fǔ yǎng zhě |
| He has just lost his job and he has three hungry mouths to feed. |
Jew's harp,
mouth harp n | (musical instrument played with mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 单簧口琴 dān huáng kǒu qín
TCTraditional Chinese 單簧口琴 |
| The Jew's harp, or mouth harp, is played in various forms all round the world. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | SCSimplified Chinese 仅能糊口
TCTraditional Chinese 僅能糊口 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 勉强度日 miǎn qiǎng dù rì |
| Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| make [sb]'s mouth water v expr | informal (food: look appetizing) | SCSimplified Chinese 让某人垂涎三尺 ràng mǒu rén chuí xián sān chǐ |
| SCSimplified Chinese 馋得某人流口水 ràng mǒu rén chuí xián sān chǐ ，chán dé mǒu rén liú kǒu shuǐ |
| The smell of that steak on the grill is making my mouth water. |
mouth breathing,
mouth-breathing n | (breathing through the mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 用嘴呼吸 yòng zuǐ hū xī
TCTraditional Chinese 用嘴呼吸 |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| mouth guard n | (protective shield for teeth) | SCSimplified Chinese 防护牙托 |
| She put her mouth guard in before playing rugby. |
| mouth organ n | (musical instrument: harmonica) | SCSimplified Chinese 口琴 kǒu qín |
mouth to feed,
hungry mouth to feed n | figurative (dependent: family member) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要赡养的家庭成员 |
| I have five mouths to feed. |
| 我有五口人要养。 |
mouth ulcer,
also US: canker sore n | (oral sore) | SCSimplified Chinese 口腔溃疡 kǒu qiāng kuì yáng
TCTraditional Chinese 口腔潰瘍 |
| This cream is for treating mouth ulcers. |
| mouth-breather n | informal (person who breathes through mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 用嘴呼吸的人 |
| mouth-breather n | figurative, pejorative, informal (unintelligent person) | SCSimplified Chinese 愚蠢的人 yú chǔn de rén |
| mouth-to-mouth n | informal (artificial respiration) | SCSimplified Chinese 人工呼吸 |
| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation n | (artificial respiration) | SCSimplified Chinese 口对口人工呼吸 kǒu duì kǒu rén gōng hū xī |
| The lifeguard pulled the drowning boy out of the water and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. |
| mouthwash n | (mouth-cleansing product) | SCSimplified Chinese 漱口水 shù kǒu shuǐ |
| SCSimplified Chinese 洗口药水 shù kǒu shuǐ，xǐ kǒu yào shuǐ |
| Peter brushed his teeth and used mouthwash. |
mouthwatering,
also UK: mouth-watering adj | (appetizing) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人流口水的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 美味的 měi wèi de |
| I can't control myself when I see a mouthwatering piece of cake. |
| nil by mouth expr | written (hospital sign) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可食用 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 切勿吞食 |
put your foot in your mouth,
also UK: put your foot in it v expr | figurative (make spoken blunder) | SCSimplified Chinese 说错话 shuō cuò huà
TCTraditional Chinese 說錯話 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 说不合适的话 |
| Put your money where your mouth is. expr | (prove [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 说到做到，付诸行动 shuō dào zuò dào |
| You think you can run faster than Tim? Put your money where your mouth is! |
| roof of the mouth n | (top of the mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 上颚 shàng è |
| SCSimplified Chinese 上膛 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 上口盖 |
| The hot food burned the roof of his mouth. |
| shoot your mouth off v expr | disapproving, informal (gossip) | SCSimplified Chinese 夸夸其谈 kuā kuā qí tán |
| SCSimplified Chinese 信口开河 |
| Susan would never have found out about Carl's affair if you hadn't shot your mouth off. |
| Shut your mouth! interj | impolite, slang (stop talking) | SCSimplified Chinese 闭嘴 bì zuǐ |
| SCSimplified Chinese 住口 bì zuǐ，zhù kǒu |
| I've heard enough of your insults - just shut your mouth! |
take the words out of [sb]'s mouth,
take the words right out of [sb]'s mouth v expr | (say what [sb] else was going to say) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全同意某人的话 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 把某人想说的话说了出来 |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) | SCSimplified Chinese 说自相矛盾的话 |
| word of mouth n | (personal recommendation) | SCSimplified Chinese 口口相传 kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán
TCTraditional Chinese 口口相傳 |
SCSimplified Chinese 口头上 kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán ，kǒu tóu shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 口頭上 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 口碑 kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán ，kǒu bēi |
| He hoped that word of mouth would attract customers to his landscape business. |
| 他希望口碑效应能将消费者吸引到他的景观业务中来。 |
| word-of-mouth n as adj | (by personal recommendation) | SCSimplified Chinese 口头的 kǒu tóu de
TCTraditional Chinese 口頭的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 口述的 kǒu tóu de ，kǒu shù de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 口口相传的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 口碑的 |
| Word-of-mouth advertising is not always reliable. |
