Word · Frequency #1011
mouth
嘴；口；（动物的）嘴
The opening in the face through which a person or animal takes in food and makes sounds.
- 1.
The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
生物摄取食物的前部开口。
- 2.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
摄取食物和发出声音的开口
- 3.
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
河流注入海洋或其他大型水体的末端；或支流汇入较大河流的末端。
- 4.
the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
面部的口腔外部可见部分及围绕口的器官系统
- 5.
An outlet, aperture or orifice.
出口、孔口或开口。
- 6.
an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
类似嘴的开口(如洞穴或峡谷口)
- 7.
The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
马嚼子的横杆,进入动物口中。
口；洞口；出入口；河口；入海口；马衔；嚼子；生物摄取食物的前部开口。；摄取食物和发出声音的开口
In use
Don't speak with your mouth full.
He opened his mouth wide for the dentist.
She covered her mouth to stifle a laugh.
he stuffed his mouth with candy
she wiped lipstick from her mouth
he rode into the mouth of the canyon
they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
the mouth of [something]
表示某物的入口或开口处。
The mouth of the cave was dark.
洞口很暗。
Connections
Collocations
- open one's mouth
- 开口；说话
- He opened his mouth to protest but then thought better of it.他开口想抗议，但随后改变了主意。
- shut one's mouth
- 闭嘴
- Shut your mouth and let me think.闭上你的嘴，让我想想。
- keep one's mouth shut
- 保持沉默；守口如瓶
- I advised him to keep his mouth shut about the surprise party.我建议他对惊喜派对保持沉默。
- big mouth
- 多嘴的人；大嘴巴
- Don't tell her any secrets; she has a big mouth.别告诉她任何秘密；她嘴巴大。
- dry mouth
- 口干
- He had a dry mouth from nervousness.他因紧张而口干。
- mouth ulcer
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象嘴巴嘟成“ou”形，牙齿轻咬舌尖发“th”音，记住mouth=口型+咬舌
Context & Register
该词作为名词时语体中立，日常对话、解剖描述、餐饮场景等均常用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数 mouths。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'south' rhymes exactly with 'mouth' (both /aʊθ/). Words like 'north', 'both', 'tooth', 'cloth', 'month' share the 'th' ending but differ in vowel sounds. Do not confuse spelling with sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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