n.
- 脸颊;腮帮子[C]
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The little girl has rosy
cheeks.
那个小女孩脸颊红润。
- 【口】傲慢态度,无礼,厚脸皮[U]
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He had the
cheek to ask me for money.
他竟厚着脸皮向我要钱。
- 【口】(半边)屁股[C]
vt.
- 【口】无礼地向……讲话;对……无礼
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How can you
cheek your grandparents in that way?
你怎么可以那样无礼地对祖父母讲话?
短语
cheek by jowl (with)
- (和……)紧靠着
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We'll never get through that crowd of people; they're packed in there
cheek and jowl.
我们将无法从那人群中穿过去,他们那里挤得水泄不通。
have the cheek to do sth.
- 厚着脸皮做某事
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He
had the cheek to ask for a rise after only a week in his new job.
他才工作一星期,竟厚着脸皮要求加薪。
辨析
n.
- either side of the face below the eye.
- either of the buttocks.
- either of two side pieces or parts arranged in lateral pairs in a structure.
- rude or disrespectful talk or behaviour.
v.
informal speak impertinently to.
Phrase
- cheek by jowl
close together. - cheek to cheek
(of a couple dancing) with their heads close together in a romantic way. - turn the other cheek
refrain from retaliating after an attack or insult.
[with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:39.]
Derivative
Etymology
OE cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of W. Gmc origin.