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
- Using a variety of tongue-in-cheek models usually applied to complex questions of bond markets or credit default swaps, most analysts have ended up with far from earth-shattering tips, backing favourites Spain or Germany.
他们半开玩笑地使用多种经济模型进行预测，这些经济模型通常用于债券市场或信用违约掉期等复杂问题。多数经济学家经过预测得出结论称，西班牙队和德国队是夺冠热门。 - 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。 - 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。 - His tongue-in-cheek humour mixed with witty repartee along with his comic juggling antics and magic tricks have won him many repeat bookings.
他幽默诙谐的对答，滑稽动作给滑稽杂技魔术，为他带来不少忠实的客人。 - 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。 - Thus this was tongue-in-cheek fashion, the liquid bronze metallic dresses with moulded exaggerated hips poking fun at the old-fashioned notions of what was to come.
因此，这曾是半开玩笑的时尚，液态青铜色金属材质的衣裙，带着塑形夸张的髋部，取笑着那些对未来事物的老式看法。 - The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.
这种提议差不多只是说说而已。 - 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 IgNobel Prizes, intended as a tongue-in-cheek alternative to their official counterparts, were presented by genuine Nobel prizewinners in the US late on Thursday.
上星期四，获奖者出席了在美国举行的颁奖仪式。与传统的诺贝尔奖相比，它有些搞笑而标新立异。 - While the slowdown has alarmed many Chinese media outlets and netizens, Slumping Economy takes a tongue-in-cheek approach.
虽然经济降温给许多中国媒体和网民敲响了警钟，但“不景气”却采取了一种半开玩笑的态度。