单词 | mouthpiece |
释义 | mouthpiece 1. < mouthpiece of a reed organ pipe > specifically 2. a. < mouthpiece of a respirator > < mouthpiece of a saxophone > < mouthpiece of a briar pipe > < the entire action of the bit should be concentrated in the mouthpiece — W.H.Carter > specifically b. < mouthpiece of a trumpet > < mouthpiece of a telephone > c. 3. a. < accept her as the conventional mouthpiece for all the discontents the author wishes to discharge — G.J.Becker > < government, as the mouthpiece and executive instrument of the people — A.J.Bruwer > specifically < his assistants, mouthpieces, and messengers … carried out his orders — S.G.Morley > < virtually every newspaper was the bought-and-paid-for mouthpiece of a party or clique — W.A.Swanberg > < could create the sense in all who listened to him that he was the mouthpiece of destiny — J.H.Plumb > b. slang |
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