jaw

颚、下颚、下巴

He broke his jaw in a cycling accident last summer.

他去年夏天在一场自行车事故中下颚骨折。

嘴、口常用复数

The shark opened its jaws and swallowed the fish whole.

鲨鱼张开大口，把整条鱼吞了下去。

钳口、夹爪常用复数

Tighten the jaws of the clamp until the wood stops moving.

把夹具的钳口锁紧，直到木头不再移动。

险境、关口多用于片语

The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

这支球队在败局已定之际硬是抢下胜利。

闲聊、闲扯口语

They sat on the porch jawing about old times for hours.

他们坐在门廊上闲聊往事，聊了好几个小时。