| 词汇 | tongue in cheek |
| 释义 | tongue in cheek idiom (also with your tongue in your cheek) 开玩笑地;说着玩地 If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious. He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it was tongue in cheek. 他说自己对总统极为仰慕，而我认为他是在开玩笑。 tongue-in-cheek adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˌtʌŋ.ɪnˈtʃiːk/ us/ˌtʌŋ.ɪnˈtʃiːk/ 开玩笑的;说着玩的 meant to be understood as a joke, although it might appear to be serious Her latest play is a firmly tongue-in-cheek look at the world of advertising. 她最新的剧本对广告界大开玩笑。 Synonym: facetious See also: tongue in cheek |
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