One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting.
我们的一大长处就是能承受困难,奋起拼搏。
Examples from the Corpus
take something on the chin• The car's manufacturers are taking it on the chin.• He should have just taken it on the chin..• Short sellerstook it on the chin last year.
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)
Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
a pointed chin
She had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape)
He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.
a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance)
She had short hair and a determined chin.
a square chin
A square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.
a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way)
Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.
an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved)
His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.
verbs
stroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something)
He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHIN | CHIN + VERB | CHIN + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤square方下巴▸➤chiselled/chiseled, pointed, pointy輪廓清晰的下巴;尖下巴▸➤firm, jutting, strong結實的/突出的/強有力的下巴▸➤non-existent, receding, weak(太胖)看不見的/凹進的/無力的下巴▸➤dimpled有小窩的下巴▸➤determined, resolute, stubborn堅毅的/果敢的/倔強的下巴▸➤smooth光滑的下巴▸➤bearded, stubbly, unshaven蓄鬚的/鬍子拉碴的/沒刮鬍子的下巴▸➤double雙下巴➤cleft有凹痕的下巴VERB + CHIN➤jut, jut out, lift, raise, stick out, tilt, tip, tip up伸出下巴;抬起下巴;翹起下巴;傾斜下巴◇Maria jutted her chin defiantly.瑪麗亞挑釁性地揚起下巴。◇She tilted her chin at him defiantly.她挑釁性地衝他揚起下巴。➤tuck in收緊下巴▸➤finger, rub, scratch, stroke, tap, touch用手指撫弄/揉搓/抓撓/撫摩/輕拍/觸碰下巴◇He stroked his chin thoughtfully.他若有所思地撫摩着下巴。➤lean, prop, prop up, rest把下巴支(在⋯上)◇She sat resting her chin on her hands.她雙手托着下巴頦坐在那裏。➤cup手窩成杯狀托住下巴◇He cupped her chin with his hand.他窩起手掌托住她的下巴。CHIN + VERB➤rise下巴揚起◇His chin rose in a proud gesture.他驕傲地揚起下巴。➤rest下巴支(在⋯上)◇Her chin was resting on his shoulder.她的下巴靠在他的肩頭。➤quiver, tremble下巴顫抖◇His chin quivered and a tear ran down his cheek.他下巴顫抖着,一顆淚珠從面頰上滑落下來。CHIN + NOUN➤strap頦帶◇Fasten the chin strap or the helmet will fall off.把頦帶繫牢,不然頭盔會掉下來。➤level與下巴齊平的高度◇Slowly lower the bar to around chin level.將槓慢慢降到大致與下巴齊平的高度。PREPOSITION➤beneath sb's chin, under sb's chin在某人的下巴下◇He put his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.他用手抬起她的下巴,讓她的臉對着自己的臉。➤down sb's chin順着某人的下巴◇The juice dribbled down his chin.汁水順着他的下巴滴下來。➤on sb's/the chin在某人的下巴上◇He had bits of food on his chin.他的下巴上有食物碎屑。◇She caught him with a hard blow on the chin.她重重地打中了他的下巴。