| 单词 | mealy-mouthed |
| 释义 | mealy-mouthed From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmealy-mouthedˌmealy-ˈmouthed adjectiveWILLINGnot brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think – used to show disapprovalMost people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy-mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted.Examples from the Corpusmealy-mouthed• Don't be so mealy-mouthed, Bernice told herself.• What a bunch of hypocritical mealy-mouthed people! |
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