"jaws" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 下颚

Definition

下颚是构成口腔结构并承托牙齿的两块骨头。也可以指动物的口部区域或比喻能夹住或捕捉的危险之物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常以复数形式用于动物（如“the shark's jaws”），单数‘jaw’指一侧。‘jaws’带有威胁或危险的意象，常用于比喻（如“the jaws of death”）。生物学、医学和比喻用法中很常见。

Examples

Sharks have very strong jaws.

鲨鱼有很强的**下颚**。

The dog held the bone in its jaws.

狗用它的**下颚**咬着骨头。

He broke his jaws in the accident.

他在事故中摔断了**下颚**。

The lion opened its jaws wide and roared loudly.

狮子张开大大的**下颚**大声咆哮。

The fish almost slipped from the crocodile's jaws.

鱼差点从鳄鱼的**下颚**中滑走。

We escaped from the jaws of danger just in time.

我们及时从危险的**下颚**中逃脱了。