"jaws" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下顎

Definition

下顎是構成口腔結構並支撐牙齒的兩塊骨頭。也可以指動物的嘴部區域，或比喻可以夾住或陷阱危險的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用複數形式來描述動物（如“the shark's jaws”），單數‘jaw’指單邊。‘jaws’常帶威脅或危險感，特別是比喻用法（如“the jaws of death”）。常見於生物、醫學及比喻用語。

Examples

Sharks have very strong jaws.

鯊魚有很強的**下顎**。

The dog held the bone in its jaws.

狗用它的**下顎**咬著骨頭。

He broke his jaws in the accident.

他在意外中摔斷了**下顎**。

The lion opened its jaws wide and roared loudly.

獅子大大張開**下顎**並大聲咆哮。

The fish almost slipped from the crocodile's jaws.

魚差點從鱷魚的**下顎**溜走。

We escaped from the jaws of danger just in time.

我們及時從危險的**下顎**中逃脫了。