核心畫面
You can picture the pair of bones that frame the mouth: the lower one swings up and down, the upper one stays still, and between them things get bitten, held, or let go. Almost every other use of jaw grows out of that picture of two parts that open and close on something.
可以想成嘴巴上下那對會咬合的骨頭:下面那片會上下開闔,上面那片不動,一開一合之間東西被咬住、話被說出來。這個字後面的…更多收起
可以想成嘴巴上下那對會咬合的骨頭:下面那片會上下開闔,上面那片不動,一開一合之間東西被咬住、話被說出來。這個字後面的用法,幾乎都是從「兩片會張開、會合起來夾住東西的部件」這個畫面長出去的。原始詞典資料18 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。
jawnoun詞源 1/d͡ʒɔː/
- 1
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- 2
The part of the face below the mouth.
- His jaw dropped in amazement.
- I'm up and jaws are on the floor Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door
- 3
Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.
- the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.
- 4
A notch or opening.
- 5
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
- the jaw of a railway-car pedestal.
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One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
- the jaws of a vise; the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
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nauticaltransportThe inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
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datedslangImpudent, abusive, or worthless talk.
- Give me the boy, now, and no more of your jaw. I am going to take the boy home with me.
- "A lot you care," said Digory fiercely. "But I'm sick of this jaw. What have I got to do?"
另外 2 個記錄的用法
- 9
slangAn axle guard.
- 10
ball-gamesgameshobbiesThe curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
jawverb詞源 1/d͡ʒɔː/
- 1
To assail or abuse by scolding.
- 1933, Ethel Lina White, The Spiral Staircase (Some Must Watch), Chapter 4, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300931.txt He built the Summit, so as to have no neighbours. And Lady Warren couldn't abide It. She was always jawing him about it, and they had one awful quarrel, in his study.
- 2
To scold; to clamor.
- […] he waked him, which put him in a main high passion, and he swore woundily at the lieutenant, and called him lousy Scotch son of a whore […], and swab, and lubber, whereby the lieutenant returned the salute, and they jawed together fore and aft a good spell, till at last the captain turned out, and, laying hold of a rattan, came athwart Mr. Bowling's quarter: whereby he told the captain that, if he was not his commander, he would heave him overboard […]
- 3
informalTo talk; to converse.
- Today the beastly boat is level at last and the sun’s out and we have all been jawing about what to do.
- 4
ball-gamesgameshobbies(of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
jawverb詞源 2
- 1
To pour or throw out.
- Bletherum bore her to the vestry, Jaw'd some water in her face; […]
- Nae need to jaw watter on a droun'd moose.
- 2
To splash; to surge.
- 'Twas freezin', thowin', rainin', snawin', In souple turns; While sheughs an' deep fur-drains were jawin' To spate the burns.
- ... a burn "whiles jawin' like a sea."
jawnoun詞源 2
- 1
A wave, a billow, a breaker.
- Upo' the briny Borean jaws to float,
- ... a craft […] That, like the white sea-mew, jinket the jaws On the briny breist o' the main.
- 2
A dash or spurt of water; any large quantity of water or other liquid.
- But sweetly bends the reamin' bicker, To drown dull care in jaws o' liquor.
- The nauseous mixture fell, When full in play; Wi' jaws upon the sprawling hash, […]
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。