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单词 tongue-in-cheek
释义

tongue-in-cheek

adjective
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
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  1. not intended seriously; done or said as a joke
    • a tongue-in-cheek remark
    • The magazine published a wonderful tongue-in-cheek review of his latest work.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTongue-in-cheek is used with these nouns:
    • humour
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tongue-in-cheek

adverb
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
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  1. not seriously; as a joke
    • The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.
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