| 释义 |
jaw ☞jawn. [dʒɔː] (jaws)
双解释义 1. C 颌，颚 either of the bone structures containing the teeth2. P 狭窄入口 narrow mouth of a valley, channel, etc.词汇搭配 动词+～ dislocate one's ～ 使某人的下颌脱臼 hold one's ～ 住嘴 move one's ～ 动颚 set one's ～ 咬紧牙关形容词+～ lower〔upper〕 ～ 下〔上〕颚～+介词 the ～s of death 死神的魔爪句型例句 The lower jaw is movable. 下巴是可以活动的。 This is a man with tireless jaws. 这是一个喋喋不休的人。 The guide slowly led through the pass's jaws. 向导慢慢地通过关隘的狭口。常用短语 ♣ jaws of death 险境，鬼门关place 〔point〕 at which one is in danger of dying He was saved from the jaws of death. 他被从死亡的绝境中解救出来。 ♣ one's jaw drops 吃惊；失望 one shows sudden surprise or disappointment People's jaws drop when Tom tells them what he does for a living. 当汤姆告诉人们自己以什么谋生时，他们很吃惊。学习参考 jaw 还可用作动词表示“喋喋不休地说”。例如： Whenever my wife and her mother get together they jaw away for hours. 每当我妻子和她母亲相聚时，她们总要聊上数小时。 |