mealy-mouthed

mealy-mouthed

　　美 ['milɪ'maʊθt]

adj. 不直率的；說話拐彎抹角的；說話委婉的；甜言蜜語的

中文詞源：

mealy-mouthed 不直爽的，拐彎抹角的

mealy,粉狀的，mouth,嘴。比喻用法。

例句：

1. It left a mealy residue.
留下瞭粉狀殘渣.

2. A common weed ( Chenopodium album ) having lance - shaped leaves with a mealy surface and small green flowers.
莧一種普通的野草 ( 藜藜屬 ),長有葉面有花斑的長矛 狀 葉子,開有綠色的小花.

3. Perhaps this may lay to rest the suspicion surrounding the Aardens of red or mealy plumage.
這也許可能說明紅鴿子的出.

4. The most common problem is the Mealy bug , which feeds on plant sap.
粉蚧是個常見的問題,它以生石花的汁液為食.

5. Disease: Aphids, mealy bugs, powdery mildew, fungal leaf spot, stem and root rot if over watered.
病蟲害: 蚜蟲, 介殼蟲, 白粉病, 真菌葉斑病, 如果超過澆水可患莖、根腐病.