1[countableC]HBBODY one of the two bones that your teeth are in 颌(骨)
a broken jaw
碎裂的颌骨
lower/upper jaw
an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw
下颌有两排牙齿的动物
2[countableC usually singular]CHARACTER/PERSONALITY the lower part of your face. Its shape is sometimes thought to show your character 下巴,下颌〔下巴形状有时被认为能够显示一个人的性格〕
He punched him on the jaw.
他一拳打在他的下巴上。
a rugged physique and a strong square jaw
强健的体格以及结实的方下巴
She’s got a very determined jaw.
她一脸坚毅。
3somebody’s jaw droppedSURPRISEDSHOCKused to say that someone looked surprised or shocked 某人张口结舌〔形容惊讶或震惊〕
‘You’re not serious, are you?’ Ellen’s jaw dropped.
“你不是认真的,对吧?”埃伦惊讶地张大了嘴。
4jaws[plural]
a)HBthe mouth of a person or animal, especially a dangerous animal 〔人或动物,尤指猛兽的〕嘴
b)the two parts of a machine or tool that move together to hold something tightly 〔机器或工具的〕钳口
5the jaws of death/defeat/despair etcliteraryALMOST a situation in which something unpleasant almost happens 死亡边缘/胜负关头/绝望边缘等
jaw• She is young and she is beautiful, jawjutting forth, hairswept back, eyes deep and direct.• In mid-scream, he was choked into silence by a hand that came over his face, forcing his jawshut.• Tom set his jaw, frowning, listening, and concentrating doggedly on his own life.• His jaw was clenched tightly, his eyes narrowed.• His jaw was set and his eyes were narrow.• a strong jaw• Did your jawtouch your hand?
lower/upper jaw• Osteopath for Oscar One of my Oscars has developed a lower jaw which is twisted.• The second was added to the first, over the cheek and lower jaw, to give a furtherstage of disintegration.• It has relatively large eyes and a small mouth, with small sharp teeth on both upper and lower jaws.• Both have small, numerous teeth in their upper and lower jaws.• The other end attached to a bonyspot on the mandible, or lower jaw.• His four front teeth are through and two more in the upper jaw are pressing.• Rothman believes the muscle helps to lift the lower jaw and move it from side to side.• Abscesses form classically under the lower jaw but can occur in other sites.
1bone that contains teeth頜骨ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAW | JAW + VERB | JAW + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bottom, lower下頜▸➤top, upper上頜▸➤firm, strong結實的下巴▸➤clenched, set咬緊的牙關▸➤slack鬆弛的下巴▸➤jutting, lantern (= in which the lower part sticks out)突出的下巴➤square方下巴▸➤broken, dislocated, fractured骨折的/脫位的/斷裂的頜骨VERB + JAW➤clench, set, tighten (NAmE) 咬緊牙關;咬住牙➤work (NAmE) 活動下巴◇She worked her lower jaw back and forth.她前後動了動下巴。➤drop張大嘴巴◇She dropped her jaw in astonishment.她吃驚地張大了嘴巴。➤rub搓下巴◇He rubbed his sore jaw.他搓了搓痠痛的下巴。➤break, dislocate, fracture使頜骨骨折/脫位/斷裂JAW + VERB➤drop, hang, hang open嘴巴張大◇My jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw the size of the audience.看到有這麼多觀眾,我吃驚得張大了嘴巴。➤be set, clench, set, tighten牙關緊咬◇Her jaw was set, ready for a fight.她牙關緊咬,隨時準備打架。➤jut下巴突出◇His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.他倔強地揚起下巴,一副不肯罷休的樣子。JAW + NOUN➤bone, muscle頜骨;頜肌PREPOSITION➤in your jaw在下巴上◇A muscle in his jaw pulsed angrily.他下巴上的肌肉因憤怒而抽動了一下。➤on your jaw下巴上◇He had two days' growth of stubble on his jaw.他下巴上的鬍子茬兒兩天沒刮了。➤to the jaw朝着下巴◇a punch to the jaw朝下巴猛擊的一拳➤under your jaw在下巴底下◇She had a fold of flesh under her jaw.她下巴底下堆起了一層肉。PHRASES➤the line of your jaw, the set of your jaw下巴的輪廓/樣子◇The stern set of the officer's jaw made Tony realize he was in trouble.長官緊繃的臉讓托尼意識到自己有麻煩了。jaw
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2jawsmouth口ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAWS | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤gaping, open張大的嘴;張開的嘴▸➤massive, powerful大嘴◇A shark can crush a boat with its massive jaws.鯊魚的大嘴可以摧毀一隻船。VERB + JAWS➤clamp, close, lock, sink緊閉嘴巴;合上嘴巴;緊緊咬住;狠狠咬住◇The dog locked its jaws on her leg and wouldn't let go.那條狗緊緊咬住她的腿不放。◇A spider sank its jaws into my ankle.一隻蜘蛛狠咬了我的腳脖子一口。➤open張開嘴◇Pythons open their jaws wide to swallow their prey whole.蟒蛇會張開大口將獵物整個吞下。➤snap啪的一聲合上嘴◇The animal's jaws snapped shut.這隻動物的嘴巴啪的一聲合上了。➤escape, escape from逃離⋯之口◇The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.那隻羚羊無法逃出鱷魚的大口。PREPOSITION➤between its jaws咬在嘴裏◇The dog had his arm clamped between its jaws.那條狗緊緊咬住他的胳膊。