mealy-mouthed

美 [ˌmili ˈmaʊθt]
英 [ˌmiːli ˈmaʊðd]
  • adj.不直爽的；说话拐弯抹角的
  • 网络油嘴滑舌；粉口

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mealy-mouthed
adj.
1.
不直爽的；说话拐弯抹角的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

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全部全部,不直爽的不直爽的,说话拐弯抹角的说话拐弯抹角的,油嘴滑舌油嘴滑舌,粉口粉口
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1.
If that sounded a bit mealy-mouthed, Mr Cameron was equally keen to denounce a second, older diplomatic tradition.
倘若你认为卡梅隆的演讲听起来有些拐弯抹角，那他也同样渴望对那个备选的较老的外交传统进行抨击。
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2.
Individual voices are brave. But Russia's intelligentsia, which could be much freer than in the bad old days, is still mealy-mouthed.
个人的勇敢执言仍不鲜见。虽然享有远较昔日充分的自由，俄罗斯知识分子仍显缄默。
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3.
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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4.
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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5.
Melanie Hamilton. She's a pale - faced mealy-mouthed ninny and I hate her.
梅兰妮·威尔克斯，那个面青唇白的傻瓜，我讨厌她！
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6.
He is no mealy-mouthed politician. You can depend on what he says.
他不是个油腔滑调的政客，他的话是值得信赖的。
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7.
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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8.
The 22-member Arab League is in mealy-mouthed disarray;
拥有22各成员国的阿拉伯联盟现在一片混乱、态度不明确；
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