jaws

英 [dʒɔːz]

美 [dʒɔːz]

n.  颌; 下巴; 下颌; 口部; 嘴
v.  唠唠叨叨; 喋喋不休
jaw的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 下巴；下颌
  Yourjawis the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if yourjaw drops, you are very surprised.
  1. He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw...
     他摸着自己轮廓分明的下巴想了一会儿。
  2. Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...
     梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。
  3. His jaw was set, but his voice sounded thin and unsure.
     他表情坚毅，但声音听起来却显得有气无力、犹豫不定。
• N-COUNT 颌
  A person's or animal'sjawsare the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
  1. ...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.
     颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物
• N-PLURAL 危险的局面；令人不快的情形
  If you talk about thejaws ofsomething unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
  1. A family dog rescued a newborn boy from the jaws of death.
     一只家养犬把一个新生男婴从鬼门关救了回来。
  2. ...caught in the jaws of world recession.
     陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中
• tosnatch defeat from the jaws of victory→ see:snatch

双语例句

• When I looked at Jaws ago, I know I am unfit to act as marine biologist!
  以前我看《大白鲨》的时候，就知道我不适合做海洋生物学家了！
• My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marry some woman who's lose three husband.
  我对走进鬼门关的想法是：去一个死了三位丈夫的女人。
• Her jaws tightly locked.
  她的牙关紧闭。
• Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth.
  有屏障样腭和坚固牙齿的热带食肉性鱼。
• The guide slowly led through the pass's jaws.
  向导慢慢地领路通过关隘的狭口。
• To explore imaging characteristics and the value of CT and MRI in diagnosis of jaws osteomyelitis.
  目的：探索颌骨骨髓炎的CT和MRI征象特点和其在颌骨骨髓炎中的应用价值。
• Jaws and teeth strong with regular scissors bite, set square to the jaw.
  腭部和牙齿由于剪状咬合显得强有力，并保持了腭部的方型。
• The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws.
  用牙齿和上下颌撕、咬或咀嚼的动作。
• He was saved from the jaws of death.
  他被从死亡的绝境中解救出来。
• He had huge molars and jaws and a large sagittal crest.
  他有巨大的臼齿和下颌和一个大型矢状嵴。