tongue-in-cheek
英 [ˌtʌŋɪnˈtʃi:k] 美 [ˌtʌŋɪnˈtʃik]

adj.

不认真的，不当真的，半开玩笑的；

adv.

无诚意地；

英英释义

tongue-in-cheek[ 'tʌŋin'tʃi:k ]

• adj.cleverly amusing in tone

  "tongue-in-cheek advice"

  同义词：banteringfacetious

• adv.
  • in a bantering fashion

    同义词：banteringly

  • not seriously

    同义词：facetiouslyjokingly

双语例句

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！

权威例句

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