mealymouthed
英 ['mi:li:maʊðd] 美 ['milimaʊðd]

adj.

转弯抹角说的，不敢直说的；

英英释义

mealymouthed[ 'mi:limauðd ]

• adj.hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

  "a mealymouthed politician"

  同义词：mealy-mouthed

权威例句

Be careful with wishes // Mealymouthed rejection letters in good taste, at least
Mealy-Mouthed
Mealy-Mouthed
Mealy-mouthed rhetoric.
Mealy-Mouthed BBC Can't Say 'Dictator'
“One Not Need Be A Mealy‐Mouthed Liberal…”: A Response to Archer and Stevens' Response to Simons and Warren
The mealy-mouthed campaign
Ted Enright: Mealy-Mouthed Martyrs (July 1948)
BROADCAST SPORT: Beeb at double fault over mealy-mouthed Wimbers
The Reporting of the Story of Cook, His Wife and His Lover Makes It Plain That Affair-Speak Is Still as Mealy-Mouthed as Dry Muesli