Mouth 口,嘴
The main function of the mouth is twofold: eating and speaking. So some phrase and idioms formed from the word are to do with these two functions. Here are two examples:
“This cake melts in the mouth. ”
“Shut your mouth!”
But, the following expressions are totally unrelated to either eating or speaking:
“ He is down in the mouth. ”(He is in la spirits. )
“This horse is light in the mouth. ”(This horse is easy to manage.)
嘴巴的主要功用有两个方面:吃和讲话,因此用mouth这个词构成的短语和成语跟这两个功用有关。这里有两个例子:
This cake melts in the mouth(这糕点一入口就融化)
Shut your mouth!(住嘴)
但以下用语却跟吃和讲扯不上任何关系。
“ He is down in the mouth. (他神色沮丧)
This horse is light in the mouth.
(这匹马容易控制)