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- each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth颌; 颚。
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- the lower movable bone of such a structure or the part of the face containing it下颌（骨）, 下巴（骨）：
she suffered a broken jaw.
她下颌破裂。
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jaws
the mouth with its bones and teeth口部, 嘴。
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jaws
the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate.无脊椎动物用来撕咬的口部。
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jaws
used to suggest the notion of being in danger from something such as death or defeat险境：victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.
反败为胜。
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- （一般作jaws）the gripping parts of a tool or machine, such as a wrench or vice（扳手、钳子等）夹住东西的部分, 钳口。
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jaws
an opening likened to a mouth口子, 门, 穴：a passenger stepping from the jaws of a car ferry.
一名从汽车轮渡船出口走出的乘客。
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- mass noun informal talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious〈非正式〉絮叨, 闲聊：
committee work is just endless jaw
委员会的工作无非是没完没了的絮叨
count noun we ought to have a jaw.我们应当聊一聊。
no obj.
- informal talk at length; chatter〈非正式〉絮叨, 闲聊：
he could still hear men jawing away about the vacuum cleaners.
他依然能听到人们不断在聊真空吸尘器。
派生词
jawed
adjective方下巴的年轻人
jawless
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French joe 'cheek, jaw', of unknown origin.