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poor-mouth['puə,mauθ; -məuð]vi.1.■[口语]以贫穷作为借口;喊穷叫苦,哭穷:She usually poor-mouths when it's her turn to contribute.轮到她捐钱时,她老是哭穷。vt.1.■贬低,把…说成很糟糕;讲…的坏话;(谈及本人时)谦卑地说:He likes to poor-mouth his candidate's chances so that the candidate will appear to have pulled an astonishingly strong victory.他喜欢贬低他的候选人获胜的机会,以便当这个候选人将来获胜时一鸣惊人。变形vi.poor-mouthedpoor-mouthing |