"mandibles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 下颚
• 颚骨

Definition

下颚是昆虫的类似下巴的口器，或者是人类和动物的下颚骨，用于咬或咀嚼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于生物学和解剖学。动物学中指昆虫的口器（“昆虫下颚”），解剖学中多指下颚骨。虫类常用复数形式，解剖学常用单数。

Examples

Ants use their mandibles to carry food.

蚂蚁用它们的**下颚**搬运食物。

The mandibles of the beetle are very strong.

甲虫的**下颚**非常强壮。

Humans have only one lower mandible.

人类只有一个下**颚骨**。

The crocodile snapped its mandibles shut when it saw the fish.

鳄鱼看到鱼时猛地合上了**下颚**。

Insects rely on their mandibles not just to eat, but also to defend themselves.

昆虫依靠**下颚**不仅仅是为了吃，还用来防御。

Dentists sometimes call the lower jaw the mandible when discussing X-rays.

牙医在讨论X光片时有时称下颚为**下颚骨**。