mouth
[NOUN, VERB]
mouths
1. [C 可数名词] 嘴
Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are, or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are.
双语例句
例：She clamped her hand against her mouth.
她用手紧紧捂住自己的嘴。
2. [C 可数名词] 说话（方式或内容）
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.
双语例句
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。
3. [C 可数名词] （洞）口 , （瓶）口
The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
近义词
双语例句
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。
4. [C 可数名词] 河口
The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
双语例句
例：the town at the mouth of the River Fox.
位于福克斯河河口的那座城镇。
NOUN. 名词
mouths to feed
1. 需要抚养的人
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.
双语例句
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.
他得用相当于700美元的月收入来养活一个五口之家，这让他觉得很困难。
open your mouth
1. 开口说话
If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
双语例句
例：Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth.
有时我几乎不敢开口说话。
keep your mouth shut
1. 守口如瓶
If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret.
双语例句
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。
PHRASE. 习语
mouths , mouthing , mouthed
1. [T 及物动词] 不出声地说 , 用口形示意
If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
双语例句
例：I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Mummy.
我只光张嘴不出声地说了声再见，就赶紧跟在妈妈身后进去了。
VERB. 动词
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