jowl

英 [dʒaʊl]

美 [dʒaʊl]

n.  双下巴; 下颌垂肉

复数：jowls　

BNC.23036 / COCA.21043

习惯用语

n.

cheek by jowl (with sb/sth)
• （和…）紧靠着，紧挨着
  very close to sb/sth

牛津词典

noun

• 双下巴；下颌垂肉
  the lower part of sb's cheek when it is fat and hangs down below their chin
  1. a man with heavy jowls
     下巴底下一堆肉的男人

柯林斯词典

• 下颌垂肉；（尤指）双下巴
  You can refer to someone's lower cheeks as theirjowls, especially when they hang down towards their jaw.
• PHRASE 紧紧靠着；紧挨着
  If you say that people or things arecheek by jowlwith each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.
  1. She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.
     她和家人不得不紧挨着这些人住着。

英英释义

noun

• the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
  Synonym:lower jawmandiblemandibulamandibular bonesubmaxillalower jawbonejawbone
• a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

双语例句

• "You're not to take that into consideration at all," said Jowl.
  这一点绝对用不着你来顾虑，兆尔说。
• They live cheek by jowl in the village.
  他们住在这个村子里，房子紧挨着。
• Apply the cream to the jowl, massage gently till to be absorbed completely after shaving.
  每次剃须后，将本品均匀的涂在下鄂，轻微按摩至完全吸收即可。
• The plump shadowed face and sullen oval jowl recalled a prelate, patron of arts in the middle ages.
  他那郁郁寡欢的胖脸和阴沉的椭圆形下颚令人联想到中世纪作为艺术保护者的高僧。
• You'll never get through that crowd of people; they're packed in there cheek by jowl.
  你将无法从那一堆人群中穿过，他们那里挤得水泄不通。
• Peace and war exist cheek by jowl in the world today.
  当今世界存在着战争与和平这对孪生兄弟。
• I saw them sitting cheek by jowl in the theatre.
  我看见他们在戏院里亲昵地坐在一起。
• She has to live cheek by jowl with oiks, people with tattoos and stolen videos.
  她不得不跟那些刺有文身、偷盗影碟的大老粗为邻。
• She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.
  她和家人不得不紧挨着这些人住着。
• These are contacted cheek by jowl with the system feature of Chinese stock market.
  这些都是与中国股票市场的制度特征紧密联系的。