tongue in cheek
半开玩笑地
常用释义
英音[ ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk ]
美音[ ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk ]
基本释义
- 半开玩笑地，带有讽刺或夸张：表示以不真诚、讽刺或夸张的方式说话或行动。
例句
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1·She made the remark with tongue in cheek.她说这些话是带挖苦口吻的。
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2·They love to boast, though often with tongue in cheek.他们喜欢自吹自擂，尽管多数情况下只不过是说说而已。
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3·The last statement was delivered with tongue in cheek.最后一句是半开玩笑的。
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4·He did not mean it; he was speaking with tongue in cheek.他不是当真的，拿你开心罢了。
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5·They love to boast, though often with tongue in cheek. P. 3.他们喜欢吹嘘自诩，尽管往往是半开玩笑，不可当真。
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6·When he said he had made a fortune he was speaking with tongue in cheek.当他说他赚了一笔钱时，是不可信的。
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7·Terry: they said they will perform agreement, but they just speak with tongue in cheek.泰瑞：他们说会履行协议，其实只不过是说说而已。
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8·Some companies also use tongue in cheek taglines, like “for negative people” for a camera company.也有些公司会使用戏谑性的口号，比如一家相机公司的口号是“给消极的人”。
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9·The other two examples follow suit by using a little tongue in cheek humor to get their message across.后面的另外两个例子，使用轻松的幽默的语调传达他们的讯息。
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10·The other two examples follow suit by using a little tongue in cheek humor to get their message across.后面地另外两个例子；使用轻松地幽默地语调传达他们地讯息。这是很难做到；