mealy-mouthed

mealy-mouthed

美 [?mili ?ma?θt] 　英 [?mi?li ?ma?ðd]

  • adj.不直爽的；說話拐彎抹角的
  • 網絡油嘴滑舌；粉口

反義詞

adj.

同義詞

英漢雙解

adj.
1.
不直爽的；說話拐彎抹角的not willing or honest enough to speak in a direct or open way about what you really think
mealy-mouthed politicians
言不由衷的政客

英漢解釋

adj.
1.
轉彎抹角說的;油嘴滑舌的,會說話的

英英解釋

adj.

例句

If that sounded a bit mealy-mouthed, Mr Cameron was equally keen to denounce a second, older diplomatic tradition.

倘若你認為卡梅隆的演講聽起來有些拐彎抹角，那他也同樣渴望對那個備選的較老的外交傳統進行抨擊。

Individual voices are brave. But Russia's intelligentsia, which could be much freer than in the bad old days, is still mealy-mouthed.

個人的勇敢執言仍不鮮見。雖然享有遠較昔日充分的自由，俄羅斯知識分子仍顯緘默。

SCARLETT: Melanie Hamilton! She's a pale-faced mealy -mouthed ninny and I hate her.

斯佳麗：梅蘭妮?漢密爾頓！那個臉色蒼白，嘴巴緊閉的傻瓜，我討厭她！

America decries any wording, however mealy-mouthed, that could increase governments' control over content.

美國譴責任何可能加強政府的對內容進行管制的措詞，不管它經過了怎樣的粉飾。

Melanie Hamilton. She's a pale - faced mealy-mouthed ninny and I hate her.

梅蘭妮·威爾克斯，那個面青唇白的傻瓜，我討厭她！

He is no mealy-mouthed politician. You can depend on what he says.

他不是個油腔滑調的政客，他的話是值得信賴的。

I never feel that that fellow is really sincere; he's too mealy - mouthed.

我從來沒感到那個家伙是真心實意的，他太油滑了。

A pale - faced, mealy-mouthed ninny, and I'll hate her!

那個臉色蒼白，專會甜言蜜語的傻瓜……我討厭她！

The 22-member Arab League is in mealy-mouthed disarray;

擁有22各成員國的阿拉伯聯盟現在一片混亂、態度不明確；