jaw
颚部,颚骨,下巴,颌骨
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Definitions
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- : either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth.
- : the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen.
- : jaws, anything resembling a pair of jaws or evoking the concept of grasping and holding: the jaws of a gorge; the jaws of death.
- : Machinery. one of two or more parts, as of a machine, that grasp or hold something: the jaws of a vise.any of two or more protruding parts for attaching to or meshing with similar parts.
- : Often jaws. Also called throat. Nautical. a forked piece at the end of a gaff, fitting halfway around the mast.
- : Slang. idle talk; chatter.impertinent talk.
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- : Slang. to talk; chat; gossip.to scold or use abusive language.
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- : Slang. to scold.
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Examples
Lemberg and his team initially thought that Tiktaalik might have used crocodile-like snapping motions to eat, given the apparent similarity of their jaws.
The jaw came from a mosasaur living at the very end of the Cretaceous Period.
OpenAI’s GPT-3 algorithm collectively dropped jaws last year, both for its size—at the time, a record-setting 175 billion parameters—and its abilities.
Most arthropods have jaws similar to ours, called mandibles.
Neck massageIf you tend to clench your teeth to release stress, it’s very likely the muscles around your spine and right under your jaw feel stiff.
Aviation experts across the world experienced severe jaw dropping at this news.
It took me 1,015 strokes to see this shade of green in a world of orange, and my jaw nearly dropped.
The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
Even by the already money-drenched standards of American politics, the Eldridge campaign was a jaw-dropping spectacle to behold.
And soon all of America got to see Ray in the ring with Janay, hitting her with a shot in the jaw.
My coup-d'œil assured me that it was practicable to give to this feature the character of a projecting under-jaw.
He usually seizes his prey by the flank near the hind leg, or by the throat below the jaw.
He had had his jaw smashed but I have seen men pull longer faces at breaking a collar stud.
He had a long pale face with an indifferent complexion and the common American lantern jaw.
The constable stared at the cadet for a moment and then his jaw dropped and likewise the club in his hand.