jaw
n
1
(a) [C usu pl 通常作复数]
either of the bone structures containing the teeth 颌
the upper/lower jaw 上[下]颌.
(b) jaws [pl]
the mouth with its bones and teeth 口部, 嘴(包括颌骨及牙齿)
The crocodile's jaws snapped shut. 鱼的嘴啪的一声合上了.
(fig 比喻) into/out of the jaws of death, ie into/out of great danger 陷入[摆脱]险境.
(c) [sing] lower partof the face; lower jaw 脸的下部; 下颌; 下巴
a handsome man with a strong square jaw 长著一副结实的方下巴的漂亮男子
The punch broke the boxer's jaw. 这一拳捣坏了那个拳击手的下巴. =>illus at head 见head插图.
2 jaws [pl] narrow mouth of a valley, channel, etc (山谷、 水道等的)狭窄入口
the jaws of a gorge, canyon, etc 峡谷等的口.
3 jaws [pl] part of a tool, machine, etc that grips or crushes things (工具、 机器等的)钳夹部分, 夹紧装置
the jaws of a vice 虎钳口. =>illus at vice 见vice插图.
4 [U, C] (infml 口)
(a) long dull talk, usu giving moral advice 冗长的话(通常指说教).
(b) gossip; talkativeness 流言蜚语; 饶舌.
5 (idm 习语) one's `jaw drops (infml 口) one shows sudden surprise or disappointment 吃惊; 失望
My jaw dropped when I saw how much the meal had cost. 我看到那顿饭要花这麽多钱真大吃一惊. jaw, v (infml 口)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (on) (at sb) talk at length about sb's faults, behaviour, etc (对某人的错误、 行为等)喋喋不休地说.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (on) gossip 说闲话.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times to allow women to vote, long before many other countries.
3年,新西兰是第一个在近代就允许妇女参加选举的国家,这比许多其他国家要早得多。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.