| 单词 | poor mouth |
| 释义 | poor mouth[ poor-mohth ] / ˈpʊər ˌmoʊθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR poor mouth ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a person who continually complains about a lack of money. a plea or complaint of poverty, often as an excuse for not contributing to charities, paying bills, etc. Idioms for poor mouthcry poor mouth, Informal. to complain, especially habitually, about a lack of money.Also talk a poor mouth. Origin of poor mouthFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby poor mouthPoor Joe, poor law, poorly, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, poor man's orange, poor mouth, poor rate, poor relation, Poor Richard's Almanac, Poor Richard's Almanack, Poor Robin's plantain Definition for poor mouth (2 of 2)poor-mouth [ poor-mouth ] / ˈpʊərˌmaʊθ / verb (used without object), poor-mouthed [poor-moutht, -mouthd], /ˈpʊərˌmaʊθt, -ˌmaʊðd/, poor-mouth·ing.to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty. verb (used with object), poor-mouthed [poor-moutht, -mouthd], /ˈpʊərˌmaʊθt, -ˌmaʊðd/, poor-mouth·ing.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. bad-mouth. Origin of poor-mouth1965–70; Americanism; originally in verb phrases put up a poor mouth, make a poor mouth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for poor mouthpoor mouth / Irish / noununjustified complaining, esp to excite sympathyshe always has the poor mouth verb poor-mouth (tr)informal to speak of disparagingly; decry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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