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underhung

/uhn-der-huhng/US // ˌʌn dərˈhʌŋ //UK // (ˌʌndəˈhʌŋ) //

悬挂在下面的,悬空的,底层,悬挂在下面

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. projecting beyond the upper jaw.having the lower jaw so projecting.
    • : resting on a track beneath instead of being overhung, as a sliding door.

Examples

  • He was devoted to sport, and the cruelty of the Spaniard is conspicuous in the lip—more underhung now than before.

  • He was slightly underhung, and did not attempt to hide the fact, wearing neither beard nor moustache.

  • He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.

  • Underhung, un-dėr-hung′, adj. hanging over, protruding from beneath: running on rollers on a rail below it—of a sliding-door—opp.

  • The temple is hollow, the cheek-bones are prominent, the jaw is strong, and the chin very underhung.