tongue-in-cheek
- IPA[tʌŋɪnˈtʃiːk]
英式
- ironic, flippant, or insincere
- in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way
- 釋義
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形容詞
- 1. ironic, flippant, or insincere her delightful tongue-in-cheek humour
副詞
- 1. in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way he claimed then he was speaking tongue-in-cheek She added tongue-in-cheek: ‘It's difficult to get drunk on mulled wine, I've tried’.
- in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way
Oxford American Dictionary
- in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way
Oxford Dictionary
- without really meaning what one is saying or writing
Oxford American Dictionary
- speaking or writing in an ironic or insincere way
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˌtəNG ən ˈCHēk]
美式
- ironic, flippant, or insincere: her delightful tongue-in-cheek humor
- in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way: he claimed then he was speaking tongue-in-cheek She added tongue-in-cheek: “It's difficult to get drunk on mulled wine, I've tried.”
Oxford American Dictionary