cheek學測 L3KK [ˈtʃik] ｜ /ˈtʃik/
臉頰·屁股；臀部·無禮；厚臉皮
一字身兼臉頰、屁股與厚臉皮三義
Tom had the cheek to eat his sister's last cookie without even asking.
湯姆竟厚著臉皮，連問都沒問就吃掉妹妹最後一塊餅乾。
一個畫面：鼓起兩瓣亮臉皮
臉頰兩側臉部左右兩側鼓起的肉
臀部兩瓣屁股左右兩側鼓起的肉
厚臉皮亮相毫不害臊地擺出大膽態度
義項
臉頰泛紅B2noun臉頰
She smiled shyly, and her cheeks turned pink.
她害羞地笑了，兩頰泛紅。
rosy cheeksa kiss on the cheek
久坐痠痛C1noun屁股；臀部
After sitting on the hard MRT seat for a long time, his cheeks began to hurt.
長時間坐在捷運的硬椅子上，他的屁股開始痛了。
厚臉皮插話B1noun無禮；厚臉皮
He had the cheek to copy my homework and then complain about it.
他竟厚著臉皮抄我的作業，還抱怨連連。
have the cheekwhat a cheek
片語
cheek to cheek貼臉共舞 →貼著臉頰跳舞
turn the other cheek轉臉不還手 →不還手選擇原諒
tongue in cheek舌抵臉頰 →半開玩笑不當真
你會不會這樣說？
The girl's ___ turned red when the teacher praised her in front of the whole class. (cheek / cheat)
看答案
cheek
cheek 指臉頰，cheat 是欺騙，兩字拼法相近但意思完全不同。
'He had the cheek to copy my homework and then complain about it.' 這裡的 cheek 最接近哪個意思？(A) 臉頰 (B) 厚臉皮的行為 (C) 屁股
看答案
(B)
此句中 cheek 意指厚顏無恥的行為，而非臉部或臀部的部位。
字族
cheeky 厚臉皮的；調皮的