tongue-in-cheek
英 [ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk]
美 [ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk]
adj. 言不由衷的; 随便说说的; 开玩笑的
adv. 无诚意地
牛津词典
adj.
- 言不由衷的;随便说说的;开玩笑的
not intended seriously; done or said as a joke- a tongue-in-cheek remark
一句戏言
- a tongue-in-cheek remark
柯林斯词典
- → see:tongue
英英释义
adj
- cleverly amusing in tone
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
adv
- not seriously
- I meant it facetiously
- in a bantering fashion
- he spoke to her banteringly
双语例句
- This is all slightly tongue-in-cheek, I'd like to make that clear
这一切都有些缺少诚意,我想清楚地指出这点。 - The video that they released this week was partly tongue-in-cheek, a nod to the amateur production values and juvenile sense of humour of YouTube's many part-time auteurs.
他们这周公布的视频,从某种程度上说具有半开玩笑的性质,是对业余爱好者作品价值和YouTube许多兼职导演幼稚幽默感的首肯。 - This was said somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but there is a serious point to the question.
当然这种说法有些开玩笑的意味,但是确实存在这样的问题。 - Legendary sexy TV show Baywatch is set to be reworked for the big screen-as a tongue-in-cheek comedy movie.
传奇的性感电视剧《海岸救生队》将被改造为电影-一个开玩笑的喜剧电影。 - The embassy responded with a tongue-in-cheek introduction to different kinds of potatoes and a selection of cooking techniques.
大使馆用一种半开玩笑的语气对网民的留言做出了回复,介绍了不同种类的土豆和土豆美食的烹饪方法。 - I suspect even some Americans use them in a tongue-in-cheek manner?
不过我怀疑甚至一些美国人也是虚情假意地在用它们。 - Don't take her so seriously, that was just a tongue-in-cheek remark.
不要对此太认真,她只是半开玩笑地说这话的。 - Her latest play is a firmly tongue-in-cheek look at the world of advertising.
她最近的剧本全是对广告界的挖苦。 - He offered some tongue-in-cheek advice about keeping out of the rain.
他就避免淋雨出了些似真非真的主意。 - The "tongue-in-cheek" post stresses its zombie survival advice, including stocking up on water, food and medications, will also work for real disasters.
这些半开玩笑的僵尸生存指南教导人们要存储水、食物和药品等,这些建议在真正灾害来临时,同样具有重要意义。