jaws
jaws — 慣用語
1. the wide-open mouth of a large and powerful animal, or of a person, especially o
大口；獸口
動物或人張開的大嘴，尤指具威脅性者
the wide-open mouth of a large and powerful animal, or of a person, especially one that looks frightening or ready to attack
The crocodile dragged the antelope into the water with its jaws clamped shut.
那隻鱷魚咬緊羚羊不放，拖著牠進入水中。
jaws clamped shut — describing the mouth gripping tightly
Kwame watched the lion yawn, its massive jaws opening wide enough to swallow a child's head.
Kwame 看著獅子打呵欠，牠的巨大嘴巴張得足以吞下小孩的頭。
The zookeeper placed a fresh piece of meat between the tiger's open jaws.
動物園管理員將一塊新鮮的肉放進老虎張開的大口之間。
Fatima screamed when the stray dog lunged at her, its jaws snapping just inches from her ankle.
Fatima 尖叫起來，那隻流浪狗朝她撲過去，嘴巴在離她腳踝僅幾吋的地方猛然咬合。
The great white shark rose from below with its jaws stretched wide around the seal.
那條大白鯊從下方升起，大口張開包圍住海豹。
用法筆記
Always plural. Used mainly for animals that can cause harm — sharks, crocodiles, lions, large dogs. For a neutral description of a person's mouth, 'mouth' is preferred.
常見錯誤
2. the two sides of a natural opening in the landscape that come together like a gi
隘口；洞口
自然景觀中像嘴巴般張開的入口
the two sides of a natural opening in the landscape that come together like a giant mouth, such as the entrance to a cave, a tunnel, a deep crack in the ground, or a narrow gorge
Naledi shone her torch into the jaws of the cave, picking out stalactites that hung like teeth from the ceiling.
Naledi 將手電筒照進洞穴的入口，映出像牙齒般從洞頂垂下的鐘乳石。
jaws of the cave — the mouth-like entrance of a cave
As the train entered the tunnel, the dark jaws of the mountain swallowed the first carriage.
火車駛入隧道時，山體黑暗的洞口吞沒了第一節車廂。
The raft shot through the jaws of the gorge, where the river narrowed to barely three metres wide.
橡皮艇衝過峽谷的隘口，河面在那裡驟然收窄到不足三公尺寬。
Steam curled from the jaws of the fissure, and the ground beneath the surveyors' feet felt warm.
蒸氣從地裂的開口緩緩升起，勘測員腳下的地面感覺溫熱。
The rescuers lowered a rope into the deep jaws of the crevasse to reach the stranded climber.
救援人員將繩索垂入冰縫的深口之中，以接觸受困的登山者。
用法筆記
Always plural. This sense describes natural or geographical openings that look like a giant mouth — cave entrances, tunnels, gorges, crevasses. For the gripping parts of tools and devices (wrenches, vices, pliers), see the noun entry sense 2 (GRIPPING PART OF TOOL).
常見錯誤
jaws — 名詞
1. one of the two curved bones inside the mouth that give it its shape and hold the
頜骨；顎骨
口腔內支撐牙齒的弧形骨骼
one of the two curved bones inside the mouth that give it its shape and hold the teeth in place — the upper one is fixed to the skull and the lower one moves up and down
After the boxing match, Haruki felt a sharp pain in his lower jaw and could barely chew.
拳擊賽後，Haruki 感到下顎劇痛，幾乎無法咀嚼。
lower jaw — the movable bone below the mouth
The dentist told Amara that her upper jaw was too narrow and recommended a brace.
牙醫告訴 Amara 她的上顎太窄，建議戴矯正器。
upper jaw — the fixed bone above the mouth
Thandi broke her jaw in a cycling accident and had to eat only soft food for six weeks.
Thandi 在騎車事故中摔斷了下顎骨，有六週只能吃軟質食物。
The surgeon used a metal plate to hold the two sides of Omar's jaw together after the fall.
外科醫生用一塊金屬板將 Omar 的顎骨兩側固定在一起。
Babies are born with their jaw bones already formed, though the teeth come through later.
嬰兒出生時頜骨已經成形，但牙齒稍後才會長出來。
用法筆記
Can be singular ('jaw') or plural ('jaws'). The singular is normal when talking about one person's upper or lower jaw. Compare with the idiom entry senses 1 and 2, which are always plural and refer to the whole mouth or mouth-like opening.
常見錯誤
2. one of the two or more gripping ends of a device, such as pliers or a vice, that
夾具；鉗頭
工具上用來夾持物體的活動部件
one of the two or more gripping ends of a device, such as pliers or a vice, that come together to hold, squeeze, or crush whatever is placed between them
Ingrid tightened the jaws of the wrench around the bolt and turned it with both hands.
Ingrid 將扳手的鉗口收緊套住螺栓，用雙手轉動。
jaws of the wrench — the adjustable gripping ends of a spanner
The loose screw fell out because the jaws of the old pliers could not close properly.
那顆鬆動的螺絲掉了出來，因為舊鉗子的夾口已經無法正常閉合。
Chen adjusted the parallel jaws on the bench vice to hold the wooden board steady for sanding.
Chen 調整了臺虎鉗上的平行夾口，以固定木板便於打磨。
The jaws of the nutcracker cracked the walnut shell cleanly in two with a single squeeze.
核桃夾的鉗口輕輕一壓，就將核桃殼乾淨地裂成兩半。
A set of locking pliers has curved jaws that grip rounded objects much better than flat ones.
鎖定鉗的弧形夾口比平頭鉗更能抓牢圓形物體。
用法筆記
Usually plural ('jaws'), though a single gripping side can be called 'a jaw'. This sense is strictly for the gripping ends of tools and mechanical devices — spanners, vices, pliers, crushers. For natural openings that look like a mouth (caves, gorges, tunnels), see the idiom entry sense 2 (MOUTH-LIKE OPENING).
jaws — 動詞
- jawspresent simple I / you / we / they
- jawses3rd person singular
- jawsing-ing form
- jawsedpast simple
1. to talk for a long time in a way that bores or irritates other people, often by
喋喋不休
長時間說話令人厭煩
to talk for a long time in a way that bores or irritates other people, often by complaining, scolding, or going on about something unimportant
Priyanka's uncle jawed on about politics all through dinner until everyone at the table stopped listening.
Priyanka 的叔叔整個晚餐時間都在嘮叨政治，到最後餐桌上所有人都沒在聽。
jawed on about — talked at length in a boring way about a topic
The old men sat on the bench jawing away about the weather and their aching knees.
老人們坐在長椅上喋喋不休，聊著天氣和他們疼痛的膝蓋。
jawing away — talking on and on without stopping
Diego's boss jawed at him for twenty minutes about a tiny mistake in the monthly report.
Diego 的老闆為了月報裡一個小錯誤，足足訓了他二十分鐘。
The two neighbours stood by the fence jawing for so long that their tea went cold.
兩個鄰居站在圍欄旁喋喋不休，以至於他們的茶都涼掉了。
文法句型
jaw on about something
jaw away
用法筆記
Rare and informal. Typically followed by 'on', 'about', or 'away'. The subject is usually a person talking too much; the verb carries a negative judgement — the speaker finds the talk boring or the talker irritating.