mealy-mouthed
英:[ˈmi:li:ˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt] 美: [ˈmiliˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt]
mealy-mouthed 基本解释
adj.说话拐弯抹角的,说话委婉的;油嘴滑舌;
英英释义
mealy-mouthed[ 'mi:li'mauðd, -’mauθt ]
adj.hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy同义词:mealymouthed
mealy-mouthed 相关例句
双语例句
- Don't be so mealy-mouthed, say what you mean!
别这麽绕弯子了,有话直说吧!
权威例句
Mealy-MouthedMealy-MouthedMealy-mouthed rhetoric.Mealy-Mouthed BBC Can't Say 'Dictator'The mealy-mouthed campaignPerle Berates U.S. Allies in NATO as `Mealy-Mouthed'Ban’s mealy-mouthed statement on Liu’s NobelThe Reporting of the Story of Cook, His Wife and His Lover Makes It Plain That Affair-Speak Is Still as Mealy-Mouthed as Dry MuesliBROADCAST SPORT: Beeb at double fault over mealy-mouthed WimbersTed Enright: Mealy-Mouthed Martyrs (July 1948)