slack-jawed

英 [ˌslækˈdʒɔːd] 美 [ˌslækˈdʒɑːd]
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  • adj. 目瞪口呆的;发呆的

英语词源

slack-jawed (adj.)
1882, "over-talkative," from slack-jaw (n.) "impertinent language" (1797), from slack (adj.) + jaw (n.). Meaning "open-mouthed and speechless" from astonishment, stupidity, etc., is from 1905.

权威例句

1. Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。
2. The boy's jaw went slack.
男孩张大了嘴巴。
3. She was staring into space, her mouth slack.
她双唇微张,失神地望着前方。
4. Slack off those ropes there ; there's a storm coming!
把那里的绳索放松, 暴风雨就要来了!
5. Please slack up your speed. I can't run as fast as you!
请你跑慢点! 我跑得没你快.

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