mouth off
第三人称
mouths off
现在进行时
mouthing off
过去式
mouthed off
过去完成时
mouthed off
1
大声抱怨, 嘟囔
to complain or speak loudly in an immoderate way
- He mouthed off about the bad food the entire night.
他整晚都在抱怨糟糕的食物。
- They kept mouthing off about the price increases.
他们一直在大声抱怨价格上涨。
- She mouthed off whenever things didn't go her way.
每当事情不如她所愿时，她就会抱怨。
- He mouthed off about politics at the party.
他在派对上抱怨政治。
- They were still mouthing off when everyone else had dropped the subject.
当其他所有人都放弃这个话题时，他们还在大声抱怨。
2
顶嘴, 无礼地说话
to speak rudely or disrespectfully, especially to someone in authority
- She mouthed off to the teacher and got detention.
她无礼顶撞老师，结果被留校了。
- Don't mouth off to your boss; you'll regret it.
不要对你的老板出言不逊；你会后悔的。
- He mouthed off at the police officer and made things worse.
他对警察出言不逊，使事情变得更糟。
- The players mouthed off to the referee during the game.
球员们在比赛中对裁判出言不逊.
- Stop mouthing off and show some respect.
停止出言不逊，并表现出一些尊重。