mealy-mouthed

Word family nounmealermeal ticketmealtimemealinessmealwormmealadjectivemealymealy-mouthed

ˌmealy-ˈmouthed adjectiveadj

WILLINGnot brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think – used to show disapproval 说话转弯抹角的，说话不真诚坦率的〔含贬义〕

Most people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy-mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted.

大多数人认为此场选战梅杰先生态度颇为暧昧，对激进的话题要么避而不谈，要么态度中庸。

Examples from the Corpus

mealy-mouthed• Don't be so mealy-mouthed, Bernice told herself.• What a bunch of hypocritical mealy-mouthed people!

词汇	mealy-mouthed
释义	mealy-mouthed Word family nounmealermeal ticketmealtimemealinessmealwormmealadjectivemealymealy-mouthed ˌmealy-ˈmouthed adjectiveadj WILLINGnot brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think – used to show disapproval 说话转弯抹角的，说话不真诚坦率的〔含贬义〕 Most people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy-mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted. 大多数人认为此场选战梅杰先生态度颇为暧昧，对激进的话题要么避而不谈，要么态度中庸。 Examples from the Corpus mealy-mouthed• Don't be so mealy-mouthed, Bernice told herself.• What a bunch of hypocritical mealy-mouthed people!
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