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
  1. a tongue-in-cheek remark
     一句戏言

柯林斯词典

• → see:tongue

英英释义

adj

• cleverly amusing in tone
  1. a bantering tone
  2. facetious remarks
  3. tongue-in-cheek advice
  Synonym:banteringfacetious

adv

• not seriously
  1. I meant it facetiously
  Synonym:facetiouslyjokingly
• in a bantering fashion
  1. he spoke to her banteringly
  Synonym:banteringly

双语例句

• 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 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。
• Over the years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a couple of tongue-in-cheek zombie warnings, which really are just disaster-preparedness stunts.
  在过去的几年里，美国疾病控制和防御中心也曾发布过数十条半开玩笑地僵尸预警，不过这只是预防疾病的噱头而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'You rascal! You took my bike earlier this week but forgot to tell me where you'd leave it! the tongue-in-cheek note begins.
  在这封打趣的信的开头写到：你这个混蛋，你在这周早些时候偷走我的自行车，却忘了告诉我你要把它放在哪里。
• 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。
• It's almost like a tongue-in-cheek play on the climactic moment of a traditional car chase.
  这就好似一出传统追车戏在高潮部分突然变成了一出哑剧。