by word of mouth
英 [baɪ wɜːd ɒv maʊθ]
美 [baɪ wɜːrd əv maʊθ]
网络 口头; 口口相传; 口头的; 口碑遂不胫而走
英英释义
adv
- by spoken rather than written means
- these stories were transmitted by word of mouth
- orally
- I heard it viva voce
双语例句
- He was trying to be very quiet about it but the news that he had won the lottery spread rapidly by word of mouth.
他本来不想别人知道，但是他中了彩票头奖的消息还是很快口头传开了。 - All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.
所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。 - Legends of the'Dreamtime'are handed down by word of mouth and by totem from generation to generation.
创世记的传说以口头和图腾的形式一代代传下来。 - The story has been passed down by word of mouth.
这个故事是口头流传下来的。 - It became famous by word of mouth.
它靠传闻出名了。 - New ideas were disseminated by word of mouth.
新想法经口头传播了出去。 - He asked me to deliver a message by word of mouth.
他要我口头传达一条消息。 - Gossip ( usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
口头传播的闲话（通常有真实的也有不真实的）。 - The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.
这条新闻被口头传播到每一个部落。 - He received the news by word of mouth.
他得到的是口头的消息。