jaw學測 L3KK [ˈdʒɔ] | /ˈdʒɔ/
下巴;顎部·夾爪;鉗口·喋喋不休;閒扯
顎骨、夾爪、閒聊三義示範一字多義考點
He kept his jaw tight and said nothing during the long, tense argument.
在那場冗長又緊繃的爭執中,他咬緊下巴,一句話也沒說。
一個畫面:開闔夾合
咬合咀嚼上下顎開闔,咀嚼食物
機械夾爪兩片夾具開闔,夾住物體
喋喋開闔嘴巴不停開闔,喋喋不休地說話
義項
拳擊下巴B2noun下巴;顎部
The boxer's powerful punch landed square on his opponent's jaw, knocking him out cold.
拳擊手的重拳正中對手下巴,把他直接打昏。
a strong jawthe lower jaw
機械夾爪C1noun夾爪;鉗口
The robot's metal jaws closed slowly around the box and lifted it onto the truck.
機器人的金屬夾爪緩緩闔起,夾住箱子後把它吊上卡車。
metal jawsclose the jaws
喋喋不休B2verb喋喋不休;閒扯
During the meeting, Sarah kept jawing about her weekend plans, and no one else could speak.
開會時,莎拉一直喋喋不休地講她的週末計畫,害其他人都插不上話。
片語
jaw-dropping下巴掉落 →驚訝到合不攏嘴
square jaw下巴方正 →線條分明顯強悍的下巴
你會不會這樣說?
'The robot's metal jaws closed slowly around the box.' 這裡的 jaw 最接近哪個意思?(A) 下巴 (B) 夾具的夾爪 (C) 喋喋不休
看答案
(B)
此句描述機器夾爪的動作,對應「夾爪;鉗口」義項,並非人的下巴。
jaw 當動詞可以表示「喋喋不休地說」。(對/錯)
看答案
對
第三義項顯示 jaw 作動詞時意指喋喋不休地閒聊。
字族
jawline 下巴輪廓線・jawbone 顎骨;下顎骨