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Jaw N Count Unpleasant 英[Dʒɔ 美[Dʒɔ N.下巴;颌;唠叨;狭窄入口;Vi.闲谈;唠唠叨叨,喋喋不休;教训 下巴;下颌 Lower

单词 jaw
音标
英[dʒɔ:] 美[dʒɔ]
解释
n.下巴;颌;唠叨;狭窄入口;vi.闲谈;唠唠叨叨,喋喋不休;教训;
例句

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
例:Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。

N-COUNT
A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
例:...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物

N-PLURAL
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.
例: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。
例:...caught in the jaws of world recession.陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中
变形
third:jaws~done:jawed~pl:jaws~ing:jawing~past:jawed~

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