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jowl

[英] [dʒaul] [美] [dʒaʊl] 生词本

n. 颌，颚骨，面颊

复数： jowls

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1. N-COUNT 下颌垂肉；（尤指）双下巴 You can refer to someone's lower cheeks as their jowls, especially when they hang down towards their jaw.

2. PHRASE 紧紧靠着；紧挨着 If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.

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。

Noun

1. the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth

synonym： lower jaw，mandible，mandibula，mandibular bone，submaxilla，lower jawbone，jawbone

2. a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

1. 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。