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tongue-in-cheek

/ˈtʌŋ.ɪnˌtʃiːk/

翻译: 形容言语或风格带有幽默、讽刺或调侃意味,并非当真。, 以幽默、讽刺或不真诚的方式;不打算被当真。形容说话或行为带有微妙的嘲弄或戏谑的夸张,常常是板着脸说的。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈtʌŋ.ɪnˌtʃiːk/C1formal
  • zh形容言语或风格带有幽默、讽刺或调侃意味,并非当真。

Describes a remark or style that is humorous or ironic, not meant to be taken seriously.

  1. Humorous or ironicB2informal

    Expressed in a way that is not meant to be taken seriously; often with a subtle, playful irony.

    zh幽默或讽刺的

    • His tongue-in-cheek remark about the weather made everyone laugh.
    • The article was written in a tongue-in-cheek style, poking fun at modern life.
    • She gave a tongue-in-cheek apology that was clearly not sincere.

    同义词facetiousironicjocularmockingplayfulsardonicsatiricalwry

    反义词earnestliteralserioussincerestraightforward

词形
  • more tongue-in-cheek comparative form
  • most tongue-in-cheek superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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adverb

/ˈtʌŋ.ɪnˌtʃiːk/C1formalart
  • zh以幽默、讽刺或不真诚的方式;不打算被当真。形容说话或行为带有微妙的嘲弄或戏谑的夸张,常常是板着脸说的。

An adverb (or adjective) meaning "in a humorous, ironic, or insincere manner; not meant to be taken seriously." It describes a statement or action delivered with subtle mockery or playful exaggeration, often with a straight face.

  1. In a bantering fashionB2informal

    In a way that is humorous or ironic, not meant to be taken seriously.

    zh开玩笑地

    • He said it tongue-in-cheek, but everyone laughed.
    • She made a tongue-in-cheek remark about the weather.
    • The article was written tongue-in-cheek, poking fun at the situation.

    同义词facetiouslyhumorouslyironicallyjokinglyplayfullyteasingly

    反义词earnestlyseriouslysincerely

  2. Not seriouslyB2informal

    In a manner that is not intended to be taken literally or seriously.

    zh半开玩笑地

    • His apology was tongue-in-cheek, but she accepted it anyway.
    • The comment was tongue-in-cheek, so don't worry about it.
    • They joked tongue-in-cheek about the long meeting.

    同义词facetiouslyhumorouslyironicallyjokinglyplayfully

    反义词seriously

词形
  • more tongue-in-cheek comparative form
  • most tongue-in-cheek superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

继承条款

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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所有列出的许可证均适用

Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.