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
- Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an underlying conviction?
它们只是随便写出来的呢，还是有什么深层的信念？ - 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。 - 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。 - She really took offense at what you said.& I didn't mean to offend her. I was simply making a tongue-in-cheek remark when I said that it was too elaborate for a girl of her young, tender age.
我本无意冒犯她，当我说像他这么年轻的女孩这样打扮太隆重啦时仅仅只是开个玩笑而已。 - 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。 - Television viewers are being given a chance to choose a wife for Prince William in a tongue-in-cheek show.
电视台“四频道”的数字频道“E4”将在一个闲谈节目中让电视观众们为威廉王子选妃。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - When he said you're fat, it's just tongue-in-cheek, don't take it personally.
他说你肥胖，只是开玩笑，请不要太在乎。