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

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。
I talked till my jaws ached, trying to bring him around.
我劝了他半天，嘴皮都快磨破了。
Jaws and teeth strong with regular scissors bite, set square to the jaw.
腭部和牙齿由于剪状咬合显得强有力，并保持了腭部的方型。
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。
He was saved from the jaws of death.
他被从死亡的绝境中解救出来。
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。
70. When your jaws and cheeks ache from too much laughing.
70.笑到嘴巴和脸都酸了。
A wrench with a V-shaped jaw and serrations on one side ( resembles the open jaws of an alligator).
一边有v型锯口和锯齿状隆起的扳手（和鳄鱼的口相似）。
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。
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！