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    /ˈtʃiːki/

    Slightly rude, and not showing quite enough respect for someone older or in charge — but often in a bold, playful way that makes people laugh instead of getting angry.

    沒大沒小；調皮放肆

    比較級 cheekier最高級 cheekiest

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Picture a child answering back to a teacher with a grin — a bit too bold, not quite respectful, but done so lightly and with such obvious charm that people laugh instead of getting angry. Cheeky sits exactly on that line: rude enough to notice, playful enough to forgive.

可以想成一個小孩對老師頂嘴，可是嘴角是笑的——講的話確實有點不客氣、對長輩或上位者少了一點該有的尊敬，但因為那份大膽…更多收起可以想成一個小孩對老師頂嘴，可是嘴角是笑的——講的話確實有點不客氣、對長輩或上位者少了一點該有的尊敬，但因為那份大膽帶著玩笑意味，大人往往笑出來而不是生氣。cheeky 就停在這條線上：無禮到讓人注意到，卻又俏皮到讓人原諒。中文的「沒大沒小」「皮」「調皮放肆」都在附近，但 cheeky 的重點是那個「敢講、而且好玩」的味道，不是真的惡意。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cheekyadj/ˈt͡ʃiːki/

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    informalImpudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

    • 'Shut up,' said Harrison. 'You chaps always behave as if you were jawin' us when we come to jaw you.' / 'You're a lot too cheeky,' said Craye.
    • The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.
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    informalTending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.

    • Barry said he introduced the cheeky bikini to the Coast three years ago: "I took a theatrical garment worn for as long as there have been strippers and showgirls — the G-string — and put it on the beach and gave it a name and we sold a heap."
    • Joyce Azria oversees a staff of twelve, manages a multimillion-dollar budget, and, in her first year as director of BCBG swimwear, designed cheeky bikinis and deep-V maillots that became top sellers at Bloomingdale's.
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    Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.

    • A death adder is cheeky, a tree snake quiet. Wasps are only cheeky if you hold them in your hand.
    • There is no doubt that many have been killed by large elapids, and that Aborigines treat such 'cheeky' snakes (and colubrids of similar appearance) with great respect.
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    informalIndulged in as a treat, especially an unhealthy one.

    • Although sometimes I'd award myself a cheeky McDonald's hangover treat if I did well.
    • It was a massive struggle to resist the lure of a cheeky beer, but I held firm.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。