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

• 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。
• The houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl.
  房子紧密又杂乱地建筑着。
• They live cheek by jowl in the village.
  他们住在这个村子里，房子紧挨着。
• "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。
• It was incongruous to see a thief sitting there cheek by jowl with the policeman.
  一个小偷同一个警察亲切地坐在一起，这看上去很不协调。
• 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。
• Show distorted acres of cheek and jowl.
  硕大的面颊和下巴也扭曲变形了。
• 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。
• 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。
• My house stands cheek by jowl with a department store. Mine is an old family.
  我家是一个旧式家庭。