jowl的意思

单词音标：

【音标】 [dʒaul]

汉语翻译

n. 颚骨, 下鄂的垂肉, 下鄂

英语解释：

名词 jowl:

1. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth同义词：lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone
2. a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

详细解释：

jowl

n.（名词）
The jaw, especially the lower jaw.
（下）颌：颌，尤指下颌
The cheek.
面颊

来源：
Middle English chavel, chaule, jaule influenced by joue [jaw] or jol [head]
中古英语 chavel, chaule, jaule 受 joue的影响 [颌] 或 jol [头部]
from Old English ceafl
源自 古英语 ceafl

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jowl
jowl 2

n.（名词）
The flesh under the lower jaw, especially when plump or flaccid.
下颌垂肉，双下巴：下颌底部的（尤指胖乎乎或松垂的）肉
A fleshy part similar to a jowl, such as the dewlap of a cow or the wattle of a fowl.
颈垂肉：类似下颌垂肉的多肉部位，如母牛的颈垂肉或禽鸟的嗉囊

来源：
Alteration of Middle English cholle influenced by Middle English joue [jaw] or jol [head]
中古英语 cholle的变化 受 中古英语 joue的影响 [颌] 或 jol [头部]