jaws

英 [dʒɔːz]

美 [dʒɔːz]

n. 颌; 下巴; 下颌; 口部; 嘴
v. 唠唠叨叨; 喋喋不休
jaw的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 下巴；下颌
Yourjawis the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if yourjaw drops, you are very surprised.
1. He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw...
  他摸着自己轮廓分明的下巴想了一会儿。
2. Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...
  梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。
3. His jaw was set, but his voice sounded thin and unsure.
  他表情坚毅，但声音听起来却显得有气无力、犹豫不定。
N-COUNT 颌
A person's or animal'sjawsare the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
1. ...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.
  颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物
N-PLURAL 危险的局面；令人不快的情形
If you talk about thejaws ofsomething unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
1. A family dog rescued a newborn boy from the jaws of death.
  一只家养犬把一个新生男婴从鬼门关救了回来。
2. ...caught in the jaws of world recession.
  陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中
tosnatch defeat from the jaws of victory→ see:snatch

People's jaws drop when Tom tells them what he does for a living.
当汤姆告诉人们自己以什么谋生时，他们很吃惊。
Soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales.
软鳍的主要是淡水的鱼，特征是生有无牙的咽喉和圆盘状的鱼鳞。
The crocodile's jaws snapped shut.
α鱼的嘴啪的一声合上了。
Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth.
有屏障样腭和坚固牙齿的热带食肉性鱼。
And let this be enough to know concerning the first valley and the souls locked in its jaws.
关于第一道山谷和它所吞噬的人，你知道了这些就够了。
The shark snapped its jaws shut.
鲨鱼啪嗒一声把嘴闭上了。
The panda also uses its powerful jaws and strong teeth to crush the tough, fibrous bamboo into bits.
熊猫也使用它的有力的颚和强壮的牙齿咬碎坚韧的细茎竹子。
The upper and lower jaws possess straight tooth rows and the jaw arches are almost rectangular in shape.
上、下颌具有直的齿列，而颌弓几乎呈直角形。
When I looked at Jaws ago, I know I am unfit to act as marine biologist!
以前我看《大白鲨》的时候，就知道我不适合做海洋生物学家了！
331. The lawyer's son-in-law likes hawk's claws and jaws.
331.律师的女婿喜欢鹰爪和下颌。