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Cheek 英[Tʃi:K 美[Tʃik N.脸颊,脸蛋;无礼而放肆的行为,厚颜;半边屁股;两侧相对的物体;Vt.对…无礼地说话 N Count 脸颊;脸蛋儿 Sides Face

单词 cheek
音标
英[tʃi:k] 美[tʃik]
解释
n.脸颊,脸蛋;无礼而放肆的行为,厚颜;半边屁股;两侧相对的物体;vt.对…无礼地说话;
例句

N-COUNT
脸颊;脸蛋儿
Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
例:Tears were running down her cheeks...眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
例:She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。

N-SING
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
变形
third:cheeks~done:cheeked~pl:cheeks~ing:cheeking~past:cheeked~

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