| 单词 | mild-mannered |
| 释义 | mild-mannered From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmild-manneredˌmild-ˈmannered adjectivePOLITEgentle and politeExamples from the Corpusmild-mannered• I doubt very much a mild-mannered Captain Stubing is at the helm of that ship.• They are not, it turns out, the mild-mannered fellows they were believed to be.• a mild-mannered, kind man• Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.• There D'Arcy met an affable, mild-mannered man whom Roquelaure introduced simply as Hubert.• But womanizing and drinking to the extent he did was not the behaviour of a mild-mannered man.• Many thought the mild-mannered Mr Junejo would obediently follow Gen Zia's orders.• He plays Roscoe Bigger a mild-mannered shop teacher who was a schoolyard terror, nicknamed Fang, during his formative years.• Murphy, considered a mild-mannered sort, is getting tough. |
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