释义 |
-tongued suffix uk / -tʌŋd/ us / -tʌŋd/ used to form adjectives that describe the way someone uses words to express their ideas and feelings: …口吻的,有…口吻的(用于构成形容词,描述某人表达思想和感情的用词方式) Coleman plays the part of the sharp-tongued (= severe and critical) lawyer.科尔曼饰演那位说话尖酸刻薄的律师。 He was younger than her, in his forties, and had a silver-tongued charm (= said charming things).他比她年轻,40多岁,很会讲话。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter |