"cheek" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臉頰
• 厚臉皮

Definition

Cheek 指眼睛下方、臉兩側柔軟的部分，也就是臉頰。在非正式英式英語中，它也可以表示無禮的大膽或厚臉皮。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

最常見的意思是「臉頰」；常見搭配有 'kiss on the cheek'，以及用複數 'cheeks' 表示兩邊臉。表示「厚臉皮、無禮大膽」時主要見於英式英語，如 'What a cheek!' 或 'He had the cheek to ask again.' 不要和 'chin'（下巴）或 'jaw'（顎、下顎）混淆。

Examples

The baby has soft cheeks.

寶寶的**臉頰**很柔軟。

She kissed him on the cheek.

她親了他的**臉頰**一下。

He touched his cheek after the fall.

跌倒後，他摸了摸自己的**臉頰**。

She had the cheek to laugh after arriving an hour late.

她遲到了一個小時，居然還有**厚臉皮**笑出來。

I walked into the meeting with lipstick on my cheek and nobody told me.

我臉上的**臉頰**上沾著口紅就走進了會議室，居然沒人告訴我。

What a cheek—he asked me to pay for his lunch.

真是太**厚臉皮**了——他竟然要我替他付午餐錢。