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BNC: 34365 COCA: 20963

maw

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Related topics: Animals
maw /mɔː $ mɒː/ noun [countableC]   → more
1  formalTAKE something FROM somebody something which seems to swallow or use up things completely 似能吞噬他物的东西；无底洞
maw of
 Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending.
数百万美元投进了国防开支这个无底洞。
2. literaryHBA an animal’s mouth or throat （动物的〕嘴，咽喉
Examples from the Corpus
maw• A roaring, dripping maw yawned with monstrous hunger.• Hicks waited until the last Dumpster was almost full and then personally conveyed two cardboard barrels of bakery refuse to its maw.• He had twisted in that grip, tried to bring the gun round to bear on that monstrous maw.• Jaq noted how wistfully Grimm regarded what he rated as gourmet ambrosia disappearing into the monster's maw remorselessly.• They were about to enter the maw of the criminal justice system.• Hands vanished around the room, yanked from the maws of a closing trap.• The lumber collected behind a boom, from which it was lifted by crane into the maw of the mill.
Origin maw
Old English maga
maw noun
Chinese
Corpus
BNC: 34365 COCA: 20963
BNC: 34365 COCA: 20963
BNC: 34365 COCA: 20963
maw
Risks, threats and dangers: risk, hazard, menace...
The mouth and throat: Adam's apple, agape, corner...

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