put words in someone's mouth

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make. idiomatic
    — "Let not anger or grief for the absence of thy lover make thee unjust to thy kinsman. . . ." "The absence of my lover?" said the Lady Edith, "But yes, he may be well termed my lover, who hath paid so dear for the title. Unworthy as I might be of such homage, I was to him like a light, leading him forward in the noble path of chivalry; but that I forgot my rank, or that he presumed beyond his, is false. . . ." "My fair cousin," said Richard, "do not put words in my mouth which I have not spoken. I said not you had graced this man beyond the favour which a good knight may earn."
  2. To encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating the individual. idiomatic
    — The defense has contended that the detectives used "psychological threats" to get Mr. Crimmins to make certain admissions and that they "put words in his mouth."

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puts words in someone's mouth present,singular,third-person putting words in someone's mouth participle,present put words in someone's mouth participle,past put words in someone's mouth past
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