mealy-mouthed

[ˈmi:li:ˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt]
  • mealy-mouthed
  • adj.

    说话拐弯抹角的,说话委婉的;油嘴滑舌;

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  • deviousadj.迂回的,曲折的;不光明正大的,不正直的;不坦诚的,狡猾的;不正当;
  • diffidentadj.缺乏自信的,露出怯态的;羞怯的;踌躇的;虚;
  • euphemisticadj.委婉的;
  • hypocriticaladj.伪善的;虚伪的;伪善者的;言不由衷的;
  • indirectadj.间接的;不直截了当的;闪烁其词的;不坦率的;
  • insincereadj.不诚恳的;贰心;二心;
  • mealymouthedadj.转弯抹角说的,不敢直说的;
  • restrainedadj.克制的,节制的,受到控制的;
1、

mealy-mouthed politicians

言不由衷的政客

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2、

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

斯佳丽: 梅兰妮?汉密尔顿! 那个脸色苍白,嘴巴紧闭的傻瓜,我讨厌她!

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3、

Don't be so mealy-mouthed, say what you mean!

别这么绕弯子了, 有话直说吧!

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Don't is so mealy mouthed, say what you mean!

别这麽绕弯子了, 有话直说吧!

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Some people criticize the boss, but they're too mealy mouthed to say so in her presence.

一些人批评老板, 但是他们很虚伪,当着老板的面从不提这事.

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But if you don't, they say you are mealy mouthed forever!

如果你不寄给他们, 他们说你说话总是拐弯抹角!

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He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders.

他重申道,他和国家领导人谈话时无意拐弯抹角。

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8、

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

美国谴责任何可能加强政府的对内容进行管制的措词,不管它经过了怎样的粉饰。

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"I didn't meant to run the kid over" and "He's not that kind of driver" aren't acceptable excuses in a courtroom so spare me the mealy-mouthed crap over Shawcross.

“我不是故意撞死那个小孩儿的”和“他是个本性善良的司机”可不能成为呈堂证供为他免罪。所以别TM跟我这给肖克罗斯找借口了。

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

我从来没感到那个家伙是真心实意的, 他太油滑了.

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She's a pale-faced, mealy-mouthed ninny. I hate her.

她是个软弱无能的人,我讨厌她。

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He was tired of those mealy-mouthed politicians.

他厌烦那些油嘴滑舌的政客.

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Most people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy-mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted.

大多数人认为此场选战梅杰先生态度颇为暧昧,对激进的话题要么避而不谈,要么态度中庸。

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