slack-jawed

形容词 adj.

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英文释义

形容词 adj.

With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.

— For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the men's breathing was hushed, and they sat slack-jawed, stunned, half-minded to believe this some hideous, incredible jest.
Unsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance. broadly

— She brought to the stage the barefoot, slack-jawed frontiersmen found on postcards in every convenience store and tourist trap in the Ozarks.
Overly talkative; indiscreet. dated

— As a matter of fact, it was by trying to lean on it that Spencer Clay got hold of the facts of the case; and when young Clay got hold of anything, Marois Bay at large had it hot and fresh a few hours later; for Spencer was one of those slack-jawed youths who are constitutionally incapable of preserving a secret.

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