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

• 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。
• The Union Jack is quite tongue-in-cheek.
  英国国旗是相当舌半开玩笑。
• 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。
• The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.
  这种提议差不多只是说说而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• It seems tongue-in-cheek to me because at that point in history, people knew that this way of looking at the world was no longer relevant.
  这在我看来有些半开玩笑的性质，因为在那个历史时期，人们已经知道这样看待世界不再有意义。
• 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。
• The last comment may have been tongue-in-cheek, but the takeaway thought, he said, was that GM knew its weaknesses as well as anyone else.
  他说，虽然最后一句话有些开玩笑的意思，但是言下之意是，通用公司与外界一样深知自己的弱点。
• 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。