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30. mouth [mauθ]
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 口；嘴
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
n. 河口
The town is situated at the mouth of a river.
n. 出口
A rockslide blocked mouth of the cave.
n. 需要供養的人
She's got five mouths to feed.
噘嘴 to pout (one’s mouth) n. 撅嘴；生氣 [paut]
衍生詞語
mouthful (滿口)
復合詞語
mouthpiece (口狀物；代言人);
mouth to mouth (口對口人工呼吸);
mouth watering (令人垂涎的)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
袋口 the mouth of a bag
口服 by mouth
口頭 by word of mouth
閉嘴 to shut one's mouth/ to shut up/ knock it out (off)
Please be quiet.
使流口水 to make one's mouth water
嘴不穩，話多 to have a big mouth
talker
bad mouth about each other 互相詆毀
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
zip one's mouth 守秘 = keep the secret
keep one's mouth shut 保守秘密
open one's mouth wide 信口開河 (run off at the mouth / shoot off one’s mouth)
shoot one's mouth off 夸張，吹牛
live from hand to mouth 勉強糊口
be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生來就富
all mouth and no action 只說不做
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
A: I have informed Jerry by word of mouth. (口頭上的)
B: That's good.
(2)
A: The doctor says that he's suffering from cancer.
B: Keep your mouth shut. He couldn't stand it. (嘴嚴點；要密)
(3)
A: Look over there!
B: Oh, your mouth watered for ice cream. (口水直流)
(4)
A: What did you say?
B: I said at 6 tonight.
A: Please put the receiver closer to your mouth. I can't hear you.
諺語 Proverbs
Good medicine is bitter in the mouth. 良藥苦口。
Wisdom may come out of the mouths of babies. 智慧可能出自嬰孩之口。
