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Jaw Part Pipes Teeth Head N Count 可数名词 Unpleasant

英语单词 jaw
英美音标 英 [dʒɔː] 美 [dʒɔː]
中文释义 n.颚;颌;下巴;钳口;说教
v.喋喋不休;教训
英语例句 (1) A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.
(2) He fell from a ladder, and broke his jaw bone.
(3) Give him a sock on the jaw!
(4) On hearing the news, his jaw dropped.
(5) Broken pipes adopt a hacksaw or a saw without teeth.The size of pipe needing to cut should be exact.Put pipes on the center of pressure jaw, and keep fractures even.
(6) Whenever my wife and her mother get together they jaw away for hours.
(7) She jawed him all day about that.
中文例句 (1) 强健的方颚是性格坚定的象征。
(2) 他从梯子上掉了下来,摔伤了颌骨。
(3) 给他下巴上来一拳!
(4) 听到这个消息,他惊讶得张口结舌。
(5) 断管采用钢锯或无齿锯,需断切的管子尺寸准确,将管子置于压力钳口中心卡紧,断口平齐。
(6) 每当我妻子和她母亲相聚时,她们总要聊上数小时。
(7) 她为那事数说了他一整天。
vocabulary简明 Your jaw is the bottom, hinged part of your skull that holds your teeth. When you have a cavity, it can make your whole jaw hurt.
vocabulary扩展 In humans, our jaw is the bony part of the head that contains our mouth and teeth. All animals with spines have jaws. Besides this anatomical meaning, you can use jaw as a verb to mean "chat." You might love to get together with your friends and jaw about unimportant things. You can also say "My jaw dropped" to mean "I was shocked or amazed." Jaw comes from the Old French joue, which means "cheek or jaw."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]下巴;下颌 Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your jaw drops, you are very surprised.
  [usu sing]
  • He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw...

    他摸着自己轮廓分明的下巴想了一会儿。

  • Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...

    梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。

  • His jaw was set, but his voice sounded thin and unsure.

    他表情坚毅,但声音听起来却显得有气无力、犹豫不定。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
  • ...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.

    颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]危险的局面;令人不快的情形 If you talk about the jaws of something unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
  [N of n]
  • A family dog rescued a newborn boy from the jaws of death.

    一只家养犬把一个新生男婴从鬼门关救了回来。

  • ...caught in the jaws of world recession.

    陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中

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to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory→see:
snatch

to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat→see:
snatch

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