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

• 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。
• How can there be pier glass in the girl's home, and must be next to cheek by jowl with almirah, live not to want otherwise a lot of less beauty and fun?
  女孩的家里怎么能没有穿衣镜呢，而且一定要和衣橱紧密挨着，否则生活岂不要少了很多漂亮和乐趣？
• Again, the extraordinary linguistic hybrid: the "comfort levels" cheek by jowl with the jocular yet baffling reference to hair.
  这个非凡的语言混血儿再次大显身手：把“舒服程度”与诙谐逗趣却莫名其妙的头发放在一起说。
• If we are merely loquacious and loud talkers, then we can afford to stand very near together, cheek by jowl, and feel each other's breath;
  如果我们仅仅是蝶蝶不休、大声说话的人，那未，我们站得很近，紧紧挨着，彼此能相嘘以气的，这不要紧；
• STUDY ON "MONK PHENOMENON" OF SINO-JAPAN CONTACT IN THE NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY; The plump shadowed face and sullen oval jowl recalled a prelate, patron of arts in the middle ages.
  浅析北宋时期中日交往中的僧侣现象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。
• My house stands cheek by jowl with a hardware shop.
  我家紧靠一家五金商店。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。