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'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。
• I thought that Jenny and Leo had a fight, but I saw them today in the cinema, cheek by jowl.
  我原以为Jenny和Leo吵架了，但是我今天在电影院里看见他们挺亲密的。
• He and traditional Internet are different, he and mobile phone tie together cheek by jowl.
  他与传统互联网不一样，他与手机是紧密结合在一起的。
• Using the mini-massager and accessories to massage muscles, jowl and head, which can get rid of fatigues effectively.
  采用迷你按摩器及其配件对身体肌肉、面颊、头部进行按摩，可以有效的去除疲劳。
• Fiction will be much the better for standing cheek by jowl with poetry and philosophy.
  小说如果和诗歌以及哲学紧密联系的话将会变得更好。
• The houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl.
  房子紧密又杂乱地建筑着。
• 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。
• But hold on: do women really want to turn Dad's Army into Mum's Army, a posse of latter-day Amazons braving the front line, cheek by jowl with their male counterparts?
  但且慢：女性真的想把爹爹军变为娘子军吗？一支强悍刚勇的现代娘子军要在前线与她们的男同胞们并肩冲锋陷阵？
• Today, our life never is contacted so cheek by jowl with all sorts of economy problems.
  今天，我们的生活从来没有与各种经济问题联系得如此紧密。
• 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。