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英语口语学习:与mouth有关的短语

时间:2018-04-19 13:57:06  来源:http://www.pinghe.com  作者:Frank

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1 Do not bad mouth me.

别说我坏话。 Mouth在这里做动词,表示“说某人坏话”。例如:I won't bad mouth Jay even if it kills me.打死我也不说杰伊的坏话。


2 I really put my foot in my mouth this time.

Put one’s foot in one’s mouth这个短语的意思是say something embarrassing, make a faux-pas(失言,说错话了)。当你说了不该说的话时,突然发觉你说错话了,就会这么说。例如:“I certainly put my foot in my mouth at the party last night when I asked Mister Brown to say hello to his wife for me. Somehow I’d forgotten that his wife died six months ago.”他说:“我昨晚在聚会上无意中说错了话。我让布朗先生替我向他的太太问好。不知怎么回事,我忘了他太太已经在半年前去世了。”


3 down in the mouth

Down in the mouth是口语,意思是“沮丧、垂头丧气”。 例如:Why do you look so down in the mouth ?(你为什么显得这样消沉?)She gets down in the mouth over the least little thing.(她动不动就情绪低落。)类似的短语还有down in the dumps,也是形容情绪低落。


4 Do not put words in my mouth

这个短语的意思是“替某人说出你觉得他该说的话,把话强加于某人”。I never mentioned going away for a holiday: don't put words into my mouth.(我从来没有提到过去度假:不要把这个话强加于我!)Now you're putting words into my mouth. When did I say anything about moving?(你这是强加于人,我什么时候说过我搬家的事?)


5 word of mouth/by word of mouth

Word of mouth就是我们常说的“口碑”。By word of mouth是指人们经由一传十,十传百的口传方式得知某件事,也就是藉着口耳相传,大家告诉大家的意思。例如:A:This restaurant is so small, but it's always crowded. How did you find out about it? B:I heard by word of mouth that they had great food.(A:这家餐厅很小,但却始终客满。你是怎么知道这家餐厅的?B:我是藉着人家口耳相传,知道他们卖的东西很好吃的。)


6 mouthpiece

Mouthpiece原意是指(乐器、烟斗等的)嘴儿,衔在嘴中的部分,接近嘴的部分,引申为喉舌、代言人、机关报。例如:The newspaper is the mouthpiece of the government.(这家报纸是政府的机关报。)


7 You took the words right out of my mouth

Take the words right out of one’s mouth意思是“说出了某人想说的话,观点不谋而合”。例如:A: Did you see that girl in our English class. She is really beautiful. B: You took the words right out of my mouth.(A:你看见英语课上那个女孩儿了吗?她可真漂亮。B:我也正想这么说。)


8 left a bad taste in my mouth

Leave a bad taste in one’s mouth这个短语的意思是“留下坏印象”。例如:Her rudeness to the old man left a bad taste in my mouth.(她对那位老人的粗暴态度,给我留下很坏的印象。)此外,leave a nasty taste in one’s mouth也可以表达同样的意思。


9 I had my heart in my mouth

Have/bring one’s heart in one’s mouth是指某事使人非常害怕,就好像心都被提到了嗓子眼。例如:I had my heart in my mouth when the other car ran through the red light and I knew we were about to crash.(当我看到那辆车闯红灯时,我知道我们要撞车了。当时我的心都快跳到嗓子眼了。)表达类似意思的t短语还有:make one's heart leap out of his mouth,one's heart stood still等。


10 running my mouth

Run one’s mouth意思是to talk excessively or foolishly(说得太多,大嘴巴)。在这里作者的意思是他这次说得已经够多了。

 

 

词汇注解:

1 embarrassing     

adj.使人尴尬的,令人为难的v.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句:

His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

 

2 mister     

n.(略作Mr.全称很少用于书面)先生

参考例句:

Mister Smith is my good friend.史密斯先生是我的好朋友。

He styled himself " Mister Clean ".他自称是“清廉先生”。

 

3 nasty     

adj.令人讨厌的,困难的,恶劣的,下流的

参考例句:

She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。

When this material burns,it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

 

4 leap     

n.跳跃,飞跃,跃进;vi.跳跃,跳过;猛然行动,迅速行动;vt.跃过,使跃过

参考例句:

In the last few years,this art has made a big leap.近几年来,这一艺术有了新的跃进。

 

Her marriage to John was a leap in the dark.她与约翰结婚是贸然行动。

 

5 excessively     

ad.过多地,过分地

参考例句:

The doctor advised him not to drink excessively. 医生劝他不要饮酒过度。

He became excessively annoyed at〔with〕 newspaper reports. 他对报纸上的报道极为恼火。

 

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