1bone that contains teeth頜骨ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAW | JAW + VERB | JAW + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bottom, lower下頜▸➤top, upper上頜▸➤firm, strong結實的下巴▸➤clenched, set咬緊的牙關▸➤slack鬆弛的下巴▸➤jutting, lantern (= in which the lower part sticks out)突出的下巴➤square方下巴▸➤broken, dislocated, fractured骨折的/脫位的/斷裂的頜骨VERB + JAW➤clench, set, tighten (NAmE) 咬緊牙關;咬住牙➤work (NAmE) 活動下巴◇She worked her lower jaw back and forth.她前後動了動下巴。➤drop張大嘴巴◇She dropped her jaw in astonishment.她吃驚地張大了嘴巴。➤rub搓下巴◇He rubbed his sore jaw.他搓了搓痠痛的下巴。➤break, dislocate, fracture使頜骨骨折/脫位/斷裂JAW + VERB➤drop, hang, hang open嘴巴張大◇My jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw the size of the audience.看到有這麼多觀眾,我吃驚得張大了嘴巴。➤be set, clench, set, tighten牙關緊咬◇Her jaw was set, ready for a fight.她牙關緊咬,隨時準備打架。➤jut下巴突出◇His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.他倔強地揚起下巴,一副不肯罷休的樣子。JAW + NOUN➤bone, muscle頜骨;頜肌PREPOSITION➤in your jaw在下巴上◇A muscle in his jaw pulsed angrily.他下巴上的肌肉因憤怒而抽動了一下。➤on your jaw下巴上◇He had two days' growth of stubble on his jaw.他下巴上的鬍子茬兒兩天沒刮了。➤to the jaw朝着下巴◇a punch to the jaw朝下巴猛擊的一拳➤under your jaw在下巴底下◇She had a fold of flesh under her jaw.她下巴底下堆起了一層肉。PHRASES➤the line of your jaw, the set of your jaw下巴的輪廓/樣子◇The stern set of the officer's jaw made Tony realize he was in trouble.長官緊繃的臉讓托尼意識到自己有麻煩了。jaw
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2jawsmouth口ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAWS | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤gaping, open張大的嘴;張開的嘴▸➤massive, powerful大嘴◇A shark can crush a boat with its massive jaws.鯊魚的大嘴可以摧毀一隻船。VERB + JAWS➤clamp, close, lock, sink緊閉嘴巴;合上嘴巴;緊緊咬住;狠狠咬住◇The dog locked its jaws on her leg and wouldn't let go.那條狗緊緊咬住她的腿不放。◇A spider sank its jaws into my ankle.一隻蜘蛛狠咬了我的腳脖子一口。➤open張開嘴◇Pythons open their jaws wide to swallow their prey whole.蟒蛇會張開大口將獵物整個吞下。➤snap啪的一聲合上嘴◇The animal's jaws snapped shut.這隻動物的嘴巴啪的一聲合上了。➤escape, escape from逃離⋯之口◇The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.那隻羚羊無法逃出鱷魚的大口。PREPOSITION➤between its jaws咬在嘴裏◇The dog had his arm clamped between its jaws.那條狗緊緊咬住他的胳膊。
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