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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• They live cheek by jowl in the village.
  他们住在这个村子里，房子紧挨着。
• 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。