"mouthed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 用嘴型比劃
• 嘴裡輕聲說

Definition

當有人“用嘴型比劃”時，代表他們嘴脣在動，好像在說話但沒發出聲音，或小聲地說讓人聽不清楚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常在描述或說故事時使用，後面常加被“mouthed”的話（如 'She mouthed "thank you"'）。有時指假裝說話或沒真正在發聲，和 'whispered'（低聲說，有聲音）不同。

Examples

She mouthed the words 'thank you' across the room.

她在房間另一頭**用嘴型比劃**了「謝謝」。

The boy mouthed something, but I couldn't hear him.

男孩**用嘴型比劃**了幾句，但我沒聽清。

He mouthed the answer during the test to help his friend.

他在考試時**用嘴型比劃**答案，幫朋友作弊。

She just mouthed an apology instead of saying it out loud.

她只是**嘴裡比劃**了一句道歉，沒有大聲說出來。

I mouthed 'Call me' when no one was looking.

趁沒人注意時，我**用嘴型比劃**了「打給我」。

Sometimes, politicians just mouthed promises without meaning them.

有時候，政客只是**嘴裡說說**承諾，根本沒打算兌現。