| 单词 | blab-mouth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblab-mouth blab-mouth, blab-tongue; so blab-mouthed adj.; blab-off n. attributive (see quot. 1953). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] > secrets labbing1402 unsecreta1586 blabbish1604 blabbinga1616 leaky1692 loose-tongued1883 blab-mouthed1913 tell-all1930 society > communication > broadcasting > television > sound produced by television set > [verb (transitive)] > switch to turn off blab-off1953 1600 S. Nicholson Acolastus his After-witte sig. B4v O blab-tongue Tantalus, why dost not eate? 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 34 Report, the blab-tongue of those tell-tale times. 1865 Washington Star 29 Apr. Such a shallow-pated blab-mouth. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers i. 16 He was blab-mouthed, a tongue-wagger. 1953 Daily Mail 20 Nov. 7/2 A member suggested that the Chamber of the House [of Commons] should be fitted with ‘blab-off switches’... These ‘popular devices enabled American viewers [of television] to switch off advertisers’ announcements'. 1958 A. Sillitoe Saturday Night & Sunday Morning vi. 82 She was known as a blab-mouth in all the pubs. 1962 Punch 5 Dec. 834/2 Others..ignore the commercial interference..without benefit of blab-off devices. < as lemmas |
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