tongue-in-cheek的意思
tongue-in-cheek中文翻譯:
adj.不認真的,半開玩笑的;不當真的
adv.無誠意地
tongue in cheek───挖苦地;不是認真的;假心假意的
cheek in───敷衍
tongue tongue tongue───舌頭舌頭舌頭
cheek───n.面頰,臉頰;臀部;n.(Cheek)人名;(英)奇克;vt.無禮地向…講話,對…大膽無禮
tongue───vi.說話;吹管樂器;n.(Tongue)人名;(英)唐;vt.舔;斥責;用舌吹;n.舌頭;語言
cheek pouches───頰囊(cheek pouch的復數);[脊椎]頰囊(cheekpouch的復數)
cheek pouch───n.頰囊(猿等用以暫時貯藏食物之用); 嗛
ruddy cheek───紅潤的面頰
cheek pouche───面袋
Therefore, that tongue-in-cheek statement we send just might be interpreted seriously.───因此,我們發出的玩笑話可能會被理解為很嚴重。
The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.───這種提議差不多只是說說而已。
In the case of this image, I wanted to represent New York in a tongue-in-cheek, fanciful way.───在本圖中,我希望用一種戲謔、荒誕的方式來表現紐約。
After the Times obit came out, Craig sent me an e mail with the tongue-in-cheek subject line: "How you and I created modeern civilization. "───在Timesobit發表之后,Craig給我發送了一封電子郵件,半開玩笑式的郵件主題是:你我是怎樣共同創造了現代文明的。
It's obviously a little bit of tongue in cheek towards NASA, if somebody knows it is an American song, especially if patriotic for America.───這顯然是在挖苦nasa,如果有人知道這是一首美國愛國主義歌曲。
As for your tongue-in-cheek part, I'd rather watch them compete in hufu than hanfu, at least the girls' legs are more visible.───對于你那諷刺那段﹐我寧愿看他們以胡服比賽了﹐起碼女孩子的腿也可以見得更清楚。
One lie has even become such a standard, that it's more of a joke than a real lie. I've said it to my son, but always with tongue-in-cheek.───有句謊話甚至被我講成了笑話,我總是半玩笑半認真的對兒子提起它。
The question may be a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it relates to a serious discussion as flood-swollen Yangtze River continues to test the dam.───上面的問題或許有點開玩笑的意味,不過在長江洪水繼續考驗三峽大壩之際,這個問題卻關系到一場嚴肅的討論。
He was asked, tongue in cheek, if he could think of any place he would rather be.───當有人開玩笑問他是否考慮過一些其他他認為更好的地方。
I love that kind of tongue-in-cheek wit.