| 单词 | poor-mouth |
| 释义 | poor-mouth /poor"mowth'/, v. , poor-mouthed /-mowtht', -mowdhd'/, poor-mouthing. Informal. v.i. 1. to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty. v.t. 2. to declare (one's ability, power, position, etc.) to be inadequate or disappointing, sometimes as an intentional understatement; downplay: We know you're just poor-mouthing your skill at playing bridge - you're a good player. 3. bad-mouth. [1965-70; Amer.; orig. in v. phrases put up a poor mouth, make a poor mouth] |
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