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Cheek Tʃiːk N Face I Turn Jowl Noun

The word "cheek" refers to the sides of the face below the eyes, or can be used informally to describe impudent or disrespectful behavior. It also has idiomatic uses such as "turn the other cheek" and "cheek by jowl".

英语

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Collins
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/tʃi͟ːk/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]脸颊;脸蛋儿 Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
  • Tears were running down her cheeks...

    眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。

  • She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.

    她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。

-cheeked
  • ...rosy-cheeked children.

    脸蛋红扑扑的孩子们

  • ...a fat, chubby-cheeked fellow.

    脸上肥嘟嘟的胖家伙

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[N-SING 单数名词]厚颜无耻;厚脸皮 You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done.
  [also no det]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place...

    我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。

  • I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund...

    我还是认为,他们寄来优惠购物券,而不是退款,真是有些厚颜无耻。

  • The cheek of it, lying to me like that!

    真不要脸,竟然对我撒那样的谎!

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[PHRASE 短语]忍气吞声;逆来顺受 If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return.
  [V inflects]
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    cheek by jowl→see:
    jowl

      Oxford cheek / tʃiːk ; NAmE tʃiːk /
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      verb
      cheek cheeks cheeked cheeking
      noun 1 [countable ] either side of the face below the eyes 面颊;脸颊 chubby/rosy/pink cheeks 丰满的╱红润的╱粉红的脸颊 He kissed her on both cheeks. 他亲吻了一下她的双颊。 Couples were dancing cheek to cheek. 成双成对的舞伴在跳贴面舞。 collocationsat
      physical
      2 -cheeked ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of cheeks mentioned 有…面颊的;面颊…的 chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked 双颊丰满╱红润╱瘦削 3 [countable ] ( informal) either of the buttocks 半边屁股 4 [uncountable ,  singular ] ( BrE) talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or lacking in respect 令人讨厌(或粗鲁、无礼)的话(或行为) SYN
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      What a cheek! 真不要脸! He had the cheekto ask his ex-girlfriend to babysit for them. 他竟厚着脸皮要他以前的女朋友为他们临时照看小孩。 I think they've got a cheekmaking you pay to park the car. 我想不到他们居然有脸要你付停车费。
      IDIOMS ˌcheek by ˈjowl (with sb/sth) very close to sb/sth (和…)紧靠着,紧挨着 turn the other ˈcheek to make a deliberate decision to remain calm and not to act in an aggressive way when sb has hurt you or made you angry (受到伤害或被激怒时)甘心容忍,不予回击 more at
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      verb cheeksb ( BrE) ( informal) to speak to sb in a rude way that shows a lack of respect 对…粗鲁无礼地说 cheek / tʃiːk ; NAmE tʃiːk /
      LDC
      cheek1 noun
      cheek2 verb
      cheekcheek1 /tʃiːk/ ●●● W3 noun
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      1[countable] the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes:  Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek. Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes. her tear-stained cheeks Julie’s cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.red-cheeked/hollow-cheeked/rosy-cheeked etc a red-cheeked plump old fellow2[singular, uncountable] British English disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards someone in a position of authority:  I’ve had enough of your cheek.have the cheek to do something He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no reaction. She’s got a cheek; she just goes on till she gets what she wants. It’s a bit of a cheek, asking me for money. What a cheek! Of course I read the instructions!3cheek by jowl (with somebody/something) very close to someone or something else:  an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop4turn the other cheek to deliberately avoid reacting in an angry or violent way when someone has hurt or upset you5cheek to cheek if two people dance cheek to cheek, they dance very close to each other in a romantic way6[countable] informal one of the two soft fleshy parts of your bottom SYN  buttock tongue in cheek
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      , → tongue-in-cheek
      cheek1 noun
      cheek2 verb
      cheekcheek2 verb [transitive]
      Verb Table
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      British English to speak rudely or with disrespect to someone, especially to someone older such as your teacher or parents SYN sass American English:  You can cheek some teachers and they just don’t do anything.
      WDF

      cheek

      [tʃi:k]cheeked, cheeking, cheeks

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      cheeks[5337]
      面颊(87%),脸蛋(13%)
      n.面颊,脸颊;臀部
      vt.无礼地向…讲话,对…大胆无礼
      n.(Cheek)人名;(英)奇克

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