Word · Frequency #23036
jowl
下巴赘肉；双下巴
A fold of fatty flesh under the chin or around the lower jaw.
- 1.
The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
颚；下颌骨,尤指下颌的侧部。
- 2.
A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
下巴、脸颊或下颚下方的脂肪褶皱(如垂肉、肉垂、嗉囊或双下巴)。
- 3.
The cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
脸颊；尤指猪的脸颊肉。
- 4.
A cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts
包括鱼头及邻近部位的鱼段。
颌；下颌骨；脸颊；猪颊肉；鱼头块；带头的鱼块；颚；下颌骨,尤指下颌的侧部。；下巴、脸颊或下颚下方的脂肪褶皱(如垂肉、肉垂、嗉囊或双下巴)。
In use
The old dog's jowls drooped as it panted heavily in the heat.
He had a heavy jowl that made his face look rounder.
The bulldog's jowls swayed as it walked slowly across the yard.
possessive + jowls
常与物主代词连用，描述特定人物的特征。
His jowls quivered as he laughed.
他的下颚垂肉随着他大笑而颤动。
jowls + verb (describing state)
常见动词包括 droop, sag, quiver 等。
The old dog's jowls drooped.
那只老狗的下颚垂肉松弛下垂。
with + jowls (describing a person)
用于描述外貌特征，常与 overweight, elderly 等词搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- cheek by jowl
- 紧挨着；并肩
- The two communities live cheek by jowl in the same neighborhood.这两个社区在同一个街区里紧挨着居住。
- pork jowl
- 猪颊肉
- The recipe calls for cured pork jowl.这个食谱需要腌制的猪颊肉。
- jowl bacon
- 猪颊肉培根
- Jowl bacon has a higher fat content than belly bacon.猪颊肉培根的脂肪含量高于五花培根。
- sagging jowls
- 下垂的下巴赘肉
- The old man's sagging jowls wobbled as he spoke.老人说话时下垂的下巴赘肉颤动着。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cheek by jowl
- 紧挨着；紧邻；并肩The two communities live cheek by jowl in the same small town.这两个社区在同一个小镇上紧挨着生活。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：jowl 拼写里有 owl（猫头鹰）的发音，想象猫头鹰下巴垂下一团肉褶，即双下巴/垂肉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's facial features、describing an animal's neck or throat area 此处指下巴、脸颊或下颚下方的脂肪赘肉（如双下巴或动物的垂肉）。该词通常用于书面或较客观的描写，比较常见于人物外貌或动物解剖的叙述中；日常口语里更常说“下巴的赘肉”或“双下巴”。整体语气中性，不粗俗，也不算特别正式。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指下颚的垂肉或颚骨，常与‘cheek’连用表示‘面颊’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
jowl 的读音以 /aʊl/ 结尾，与 owl、howl、growl、scowl、prowl、foul 押韵。注意拼写相似的 bowl 读 /boʊl/，与 jowl 不押韵；foul 拼作 -oul 但读音与 jowl 相同。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.