1 N-COUNT 脸颊;脸蛋儿 Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. 脸颊;脸蛋儿
2 N-SING 厚颜无耻;厚脸皮 You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done. 厚颜无耻;厚脸皮 [informal]
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I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.
我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。
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I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund.
我还是认为,他们寄来优惠购物券,而不是退款,真是有些厚颜无耻。
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The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
真不要脸,竟然对我撒那样的谎!
SYN impudence, face [informal] , front, nerve [informal]
3 PHRASE 忍气吞声;逆来顺受 If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return. 忍气吞声;逆来顺受
4 cheek by jowl→see: jowl
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