Word · Frequency #36000
jawbone
/ˈdʒɒːbəun/
noun
颌骨；下颌骨
核心释义
A bone of the jaw, especially the lower jaw (the mandible).
- 1.
下颌骨。
The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
- 2.
上颌或下颌中的任何骨头。
Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
- 3.
一种摇奏乐器,用动物颌骨制成,摇动时牙齿在牙槽中振动发声。
A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
颌骨摇响器（乐器）；下颌骨。；上颌或下颌中的任何骨头。；一种摇奏乐器,用动物颌骨制成,摇动时牙齿在牙槽中振动发声。；颚骨
用法In use
The dinosaur's jawbone was discovered in the desert.
用法提示：名词，作为句子的主语，指具体的颚骨化石。
He fractured his jawbone in a cycling accident.
用法提示：名词，作为宾语，表示受伤的身体部位。
Archaeologists found several jawbones at the excavation site.
用法提示：名词复数形式，作为宾语，指多块骨头。
a/the jawbone
jawbone为可数名词，单数形式常与定冠词或不定冠词连用。
The surgeon operated on the jawbone.
外科医生对颚骨进行了手术。
jawbones (plural)
复数形式表示多块颚骨。
The fossil consists of several jawbones.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- jaw
- 下巴，颚 · jawbone 特指颚骨，是骨骼；jaw 可指下巴整体（含骨骼和软组织）或指下巴部位。
词族Word family
- jaw
- 颌；下巴 · n.
- bone
- 骨头 · n.
- jawbreaker
- 大粒硬糖 · n.
- jaw-dropping
- 令人惊叹的；让人目瞪口呆的 · adj.
学习提示Learner notes
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