1[countableC]HBH the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes 面颊,脸颊
Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek.
露西伸长了脖子去亲吻他的脸颊。
Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes.
比利脸颊红润,长着一双蓝眼睛。
her tear-stained cheeks
她泪痕斑斑的脸颊
Julie’s cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.
听了这赞美的话,朱莉开心得满脸通红。
red-cheeked/hollow-cheeked/rosy-cheeked etc
a red-cheeked plump old fellow
一个面色红润、胖乎乎的老家伙
2[singular, uncountableU]British EnglishBrERUDE/IMPOLITE disrespectful or rudebehaviour, especially towards someone in a position of authority 〔尤指对权威〕无礼[放肆]的行为;厚颜无耻
I’ve had enough of your cheek.
我对你的放肆已经受够了。
have the cheek to do something
He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no reaction.
他竟然有脸进行人身攻击还指望别人会没有反应。
She’s got a cheek; she just goes on till she gets what she wants.
她脸皮很厚,不达目的决不罢休。
It’s a bit of a cheek, asking me for money.
真不要脸,竟然问我要钱。
What a cheek! Of course I read the instructions!
真是无礼!我当然看过用法说明!
3cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)NEARvery close to someone or something else 紧挨着(某人/某物)
an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop
紧挨着一家廉价服装店的高级法国餐馆
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cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)• The farmers live cheek by jowl with the pits that are shutting down.• The guests, packedcheek by jowl, parted as he entered, and suddenly she knew the reason for the party.
4.turn the other cheekFORGIVEto deliberately avoidreacting in an angry or violent way when someone has hurt or upset you 〔对伤害自己的人〕不还手,不加报复,容忍
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turn the other cheek• Anyway, all I can remember is something about turning the other cheek which I don't believe in.• Peregrine responded by turning the other cheek.• Maintaining our resolve for peace does not mean, however, turning the other cheek.• No bottling up for me; no turning the other cheek for Walt.• It's hard to turn the other cheek when someone insults you.
5.cheek to cheekNEARif two people dancecheek to cheek, they dance very close to each other in a romantic way 〔跳舞时〕面贴面,贴面
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cheek to cheek• They spent the evening dancing cheek to cheek.• Couples were dancing, slowly, cheek to cheek, by the pool.
6.[countableC] informalHBH one of the two soft fleshy parts of your bottom 屁股SYN buttock
have the cheek to do something• Conservative Members, however, have the cheek tosuggest that that is the fault of local government, not theirs.
cheek2 verb [transitiveT]
British EnglishBrERUDE/IMPOLITE to speak rudely or with disrespect to someone, especially to someone older such as your teacher or parents 对〔尤指老师、家长等〕无礼地说话SYN American English sass
You can cheek some teachers and they just don’t do anything.
你可以顶撞有些老师,他们不会怎么样。
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cheek• They all have to go through it, cheeking the cops.• Bernadette had been sacked for cheeking the nurse.
1part of the face面頰ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHEEK | CHEEK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤flushed, hot, warm發紅的/發燙的/熱乎乎的面頰▸➤cool冰涼的面頰▸➤smooth, soft光滑的/柔軟的面頰▸➤ashen, pale, pallid灰白的/蒼白的/慘白的面頰▸➤blushing, crimson, pink, red, rosy臊紅的/通紅的/粉紅的/紅撲撲的/玫瑰紅的面頰▸➤hollow, sunken凹陷的面頰◇His red-rimmed eyes and sunken cheeks betrayed his lack of sleep.他紅紅的眼圈和凹陷的雙頰暴露出他缺乏睡眠。➤chipmunk, chubby, plump, puffy (NAmE) 花鼠般胖乎乎的/圓嘟嘟的/圓潤的/腫脹的面頰▸➤unshaven鬍子拉碴的面頰➤bruised青腫的面頰▸➤tear-stained, wet淚痕斑斑的/沾濕的面頰◇Her cheeks were wet with tears.她淚痕滿面。VERB + CHEEK➤brush, caress, dab, dab at, pat, rub, stroke, touch拂拭面頰;撫摸面頰;輕搌面頰;輕拍面頰;揉搓面頰;碰觸面頰◇She dabbed at her cheeks with a handkerchief.她用手絹搌了搌面頰。➤kiss, peck親吻面頰;匆匆吻一下面頰➤press, rest將面頰貼着/靠着⋯◇He rested his cheek on her shoulder.他把面頰靠在她肩頭。CHEEK + VERB➤blaze, blush, burn, flame, flush, grow hot, redden, warm面頰發燒/臊紅/發燙/飛紅/發紅/發熱/潮紅/發暖◇He felt his cheeks burning with shame.他因為羞愧而感到兩頰發燒。PREPOSITION➤across sb's/the cheek劃過(某人的)臉頰◇She gave him a sharp slap across his cheek.她對着他的臉狠狠地搧了一巴掌。➤against sb's cheek貼着某人的面頰◇She laid her cheek against his.她把自己的面頰貼在他的面頰上。➤down sb's cheek順着某人的面頰而下◇A tear slid down her cheek.一滴淚順着她的臉頰滑落下來。➤in sb's cheeks在某人的面頰上◇She had a healthy bloom in her cheeks.她雙頰健康紅潤。➤on sb's/the cheek在(某人的)面頰上◇He kissed her on both cheeks and got on the train.他親了親她的雙頰,然後上了火車。PHRASES➤bring the colour/color (back) to sb's cheeks使面頰(重又)現出血色▸➤color floods (to) your cheeks, the colour/color rises to your cheeks, the colour/color rushes to your cheeks血色湧上面頰◇Colour / Color flooded to her cheeks when she realized she was being watched.意識到有人在看她,她頓時漲紅了臉。◇She smiled at him and the colour / color rose to his cheeks.她衝他微微一笑,他的臉騰地就紅了。➤a kiss on the cheek, a peck on the cheek吻面頰;在面頰上匆匆的一吻◇She gave him a peck on the cheek and said goodbye.她匆匆吻了一下他的面頰,道了別。cheek
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2 (BrE) lack of respect不尊敬ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHEEK | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤awful, barefaced, colossal極其無禮;厚顏無恥◇It's an awful cheek, the way he keeps asking you to lend him money.真是不知廉恥,他不停地要你借錢給他。VERB + CHEEK➤have有臉◇He's got a cheek, making you wait outside his office.他竟然有臉讓你在他的辦公室外面等待。PHRASES➤of all the cheek!, what a cheek!真沒皮沒臉!◇He asked you for money? Of all the cheek!他居然向你要錢?真沒皮沒臉!