jaw
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your jaw drops, you are very surprised. 下頜
He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw. 他撫摸著他棱角分明的下巴想了一會(huì)兒。
2. N-COUNT A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head that their teeth are attached to. 頜骨
...a forest rodent with powerful jaws. …一種長(zhǎng)著強(qiáng)勁有力的頜骨的森林嚙齒動(dòng)物。
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jaw /d???/ (jaws)
劍橋詞典
- "I'm never going back to him, " she said, setting her jaw firmly .
- I could tell from the set of his jaw that he was angry .
- He socked the policeman on the jaw.
- She punched him square on the jaw.
- He jutted his jaw out defiantly.
jaw noun (BODY PART)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the lower part of your face that moves when you open your mouth
下頜，下巴
a broken jaw 骨折的下頜
US a punch in the jaw 打在下巴上的一拳
UK a punch on the jaw 打在下巴上的一拳
He has a strong /square jaw. 他長(zhǎng)著結(jié)實(shí)的／方下巴。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
either of the two bones in your mouth that hold your teeth
頜；顎
upper /lower jaw 上／下顎
?jaws [ 名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ]
the mouth of a person or animal , especially a large and frightening animal
（尤指大型兇猛動(dòng)物的）口部，嘴
The lion opened its jaws and roared . 獅子張開(kāi)大嘴咆哮起來(lái)。
something that opens and closes like the upper and lower parts of a mouth
鉗夾部分；鉗口
His foot was caught in the jaws of the trap . 他的腳被夾在捕獸夾的鉗口里。
例句
jaw noun (DANGER)
?jaws [ 名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ]something dangerous
險(xiǎn)境
The rescuers snatched the children from the jaws of death . 救援人員將孩子們從死亡的險(xiǎn)境中救了出來(lái)。
jaw noun (TALK)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] informala talk
閑談
I met Jane and we had a good jaw over lunch . 我遇到了簡(jiǎn)，并且在吃午飯時(shí)兩個(gè)人好好聊了一番。