jaw

jaw

英 [dʒɔː]
　　美 [dʒɔ]

n. 頜；下巴；狹窄入口；嘮叨
　　vi. 教訓；嘮叨
　　vt. 教訓；對…嘮叨
　　n. (Jaw)人名；(岡)喬

中文詞源：

jaw 下巴

來自Proto-Germanic*kawo,下巴，來自*kewwana,咀嚼，詞源同chew.

例句：

1. His jaw was broken after he was hit on the head.
他的頭部受重擊之後下頜骨折瞭。

2. He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw.
他摸著自己輪廓分明的下巴想瞭一會兒。

3. They took my pulse, took my blood pressure, and X-rayed my jaw.
他們給我量瞭脈搏、血壓，還給我的下頜拍瞭X光片。

4. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger.
帕奇隻得咬緊牙關壓住怒氣。

5. She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour.
她看見他的下巴繃緊，臉色煞白。