"maw" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大口
• 咽喉

Definition

Maw 指动物的嘴、咽喉或胃，尤其是指张开的巨大嘴巴。也可比喻看起来像巨大、可怕洞口的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“maw” 多用于文学或比喻场合，日常口语中少见。常见组合有：'the maw of a beast'（野兽之口）、'the maw of darkness'（黑暗之口）、'the greedy maw'（贪婪之口），带有危险或威胁的意味。

Examples

The shark opened its maw wide.

鲨鱼张开了它的**大口**。

The dragon’s fiery breath came from its maw.

龙的火焰从它的**咽喉**里喷出。

The food fell into the animal’s hungry maw.

食物掉进了动物饥饿的**大口**里。

We stared into the maw of the dark cave, feeling nervous.

我们盯着黑暗洞穴的**大口**，感到紧张。

He tossed the paperwork into the maw of the shredder.

他把文件扔进碎纸机的**大口**。

Standing at the city dump, it felt like I was staring into the maw of chaos.

站在城市垃圾场，我感觉自己正凝视着混乱的**大口**。