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tongue-in-cheek

美  英
adj.  不认真的;不当真的;半开玩笑的
adv.  无诚意地
  近义词:insincere,lighthearted,ironic,funny,flippant,joking,humorous,whimsical,sardonic,facetious,jokingly,facetiously,banteringly,bantering,

英英释义

Adjective
  1. cleverly amusing in tone;

    "a bantering tone" "facetious remarks" "tongue-in-cheek advice"

Adverb
  1. in a bantering fashion;

    "he spoke to her banteringly"

  2. not seriously;

    "I meant it facetiously"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. I was pretty serious in what I said at dinner.我晚餐时说的话是当真的。
  2. Fact is, I'm in a bit of a jam at the moment.我当真有点兜不转了!
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