"maw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大口
• 咽喉

Definition

Maw 是指動物的嘴、喉嚨或胃，尤其指張開的巨口。亦可用於形容看起來像巨大、可怕洞口的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“maw” 多用於文學或比喻場景，日常用語中少見。常見搭配有：'the maw of a beast'（野獸之口）、'the maw of darkness'（黑暗之口）、'the greedy maw'（貪婪之口），帶有危險或威脅的色彩。

Examples

The shark opened its maw wide.

鯊魚張開了牠的**大口**。

The dragon’s fiery breath came from its maw.

龍的火焰從牠的**咽喉**噴出。

The food fell into the animal’s hungry maw.

食物掉進了動物飢餓的**大口**裡。

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

我們盯著黑暗洞穴的**大口**，感到緊張。

He tossed the paperwork into the maw of the shredder.

他把文件丟進碎紙機的**大口**。

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

站在城市垃圾場，我感覺自己正凝視著混亂的**大口**。