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verb + one's jaw
常用搭配，表示情绪反应
She clenched her jaw in anger.
她愤怒地咬紧牙关。
颌；颚；下巴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
颌；颚；下巴
The bone or framework that forms and supports the mouth and holds the teeth; also the lower part of the face.
She clenched her jaw in anger.
她愤怒地咬紧牙关。
jaw 可指上颌或下颌；下巴多指下颌。
形成口腔框架的骨头,通常带有牙齿。
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
构成口腔并固定牙齿的脊椎动物头骨部分
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
嘴下方的面部部分
The part of the face below the mouth.
构成口腔并用于张开的头骨骨骼；固定牙齿的骨骼
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
He clenched his jaw in anger.
他愤怒地咬紧下巴。
The shark's jaws are full of sharp teeth.
鲨鱼的下颚长满了锋利的牙齿。
Adjust the jaws of the vice to hold the metal piece firmly.
调整台钳的夹口来牢牢固定金属件。
常用搭配，表示情绪反应
She clenched her jaw in anger.
她愤怒地咬紧牙关。
He suffered a jaw injury.
他下颌受伤。
也可用于比喻
They were in the jaws of the beast.
他们处于野兽的血盆大口之中。
Not this
My jaw hurts.
Use this
My chin hurts.
汉语的'下巴'对应的是chin（下巴尖），而jaw指颚骨（包括上下颌）。表达下巴疼痛时，应用chin。
Not this
He has strong jaw.
Use this
He has a strong jaw.
jaw是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词a/an或定冠词the等限定词。缺少冠词是常见错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
下颌线
He has a strong jaw line.
他有着清晰的下颌线。
颌骨
The doctor examined his jaw bone.
医生检查了他的颌骨。
下颌肌肉
Chewing gum exercises jaw muscles.
嚼口香糖锻炼下颌肌肉。
下颌骨折
He suffered a broken jaw in the accident.
他在事故中下颌骨折了。
颌痛
She complained of jaw pain after the dental visit.
她抱怨看牙后颌痛。
虎钳的钳口
The metal piece was held in the jaw of the vice.
金属片被夹在虎钳的钳口里。
某人大吃一惊
When he saw the price, his jaw dropped.
当他看到价格时，他大吃一惊。
玻璃下巴（易受打击的弱点）
He has a glass jaw and can't handle criticism.
他玻璃下巴，承受不了批评。
令人瞠目结舌的
The performance was jaw-dropping.
表演令人瞠目结舌。
大白鲨
The movie 'Jaws' is about a great white shark.
电影《大白鲨》是关于一条大白鲨的故事。
Use jaw naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想到电影《大白鲨》的巨颚，记住jaw就是下颌。
“jaw”作名词表示颌部时，用语中性，广泛用于医学、日常交流及描述动物解剖结构中。通常不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩，但在强调情绪或比喻时（如“set one's jaw”）会偏向非正式。
All listed words end with '-aw' and are perfect rhymes with 'jaw', pronounced with the /ɔː/ vowel sound (as in 'saw'). Each is a common, everyday word useful for comparing spelling and sound patterns.
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