"he stuffed his mouth with candy"
"she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
"he rode into the mouth of the canyon" "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
"New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
"he has four mouths to feed"
"don't give me any of your sass"
"the jar had a wide mouth"
"She talks a lot of nonsense" "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
"She mouthed a swear word"
误 He kissed her on mouth.
误 He kissed her on his mouth.
正 He kissed her on the mouth.
析 作“亲嘴”解时mouth前的the不可省略,通常也不用one's。
嘴里吃着食物,不要想着说话。误 Don't try to talk with a mouth of food.
正 Don't try to talk with a mouthful of food.
析mouth指“口,嘴”; 表示“一口,满口”,应该说mouthful。
她张着嘴,凝视着他。误 She stared at him, the mouth open.
误 She stared at him, her mouth open.
正 She stared at him, mouth open.
三人向前行进,他们嘴里叼着烟斗,手里提着宝剑。误 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouths and swords in hand.
正 Three men came marching along, pipe in mouth and sword in hand.
析mouth用在这两种场合中,有很强的抽象的典型意义,不可数,不用于复数形式。前面不用物主代词或冠词。