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下巴;下颌
Your jaw is 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 your jaw drops, you are very surprised.
例句
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。
Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...
梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。
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颌
A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
例句
...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.
颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物
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危险的局面;令人不快的情形
If you talk about the jaws of something unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
例句
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。
...caught in the jaws of world recession.
陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中