英 [ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk] 美 [ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk]
adj. 不认真的，半开玩笑的；不当真的
adv. 无诚意地
tongue-in-cheek //
in a bantering fashion
同义词： banteringly
not seriously
同义词： facetiously / jokingly
... deferred：延期的 tongue-in-cheek：不认真的，半开玩笑的 strip away：剥离 ...
... nibbly：一点点咬的 famished：极度饥饿的 tongue-in-cheek：半开玩笑的 ...
... snout：猪嘴 tongue-in-cheek：搞笑的 boffin：科技人员 ...
不认真的，半开玩笑的；不当真的
无诚意地
The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.
这种提议差不多只是说说而已。
Therefore, that tongue-in-cheek statement we send just might be interpreted seriously.
因此，我们发出的玩笑话可能会被理解为很严重。
In the case of this image, I wanted to represent New York in a tongue-in-cheek, fanciful way.
在本图中，我希望用一种戏谑、荒诞的方式来表现纽约。
Well that's a--so it's sort of tongue in cheek, 'you know this is really good, I love to eat this, but I'm doing it because it's good for me' is the message there.
它有种特别的口感,"你知道这真的非常好,我喜欢吃它,但我吃它更是因为它对我有益",这就是我想要表达的
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