cheek

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cheek1 /tʃiːk/ ●●● W3 noun  1  [countable]HBH the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes 面颊，脸颊 Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek. 露西伸长了脖子去亲吻他的脸颊。 Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes. 比利脸颊红润，长着一双蓝眼睛。 her tear-stained cheeks 她泪痕斑斑的脸颊 Julie’s cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment. 听了这赞美的话，朱莉开心得满脸通红。red-cheeked/hollow-cheeked/rosy-cheeked etc a red-cheeked plump old fellow 一个面色红润、胖乎乎的老家伙2  [singular, uncountable] British EnglishRUDE/IMPOLITE disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards someone in a position of authority 〔尤指对权威〕无礼[放肆]的行为；厚颜无耻 I’ve had enough of your cheek. 我对你的放肆已经受够了。have the cheek to do something He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no reaction. 他竟然有脸进行人身攻击还指望别人会没有反应。 She’s got a cheek; she just goes on till she gets what she wants. 她脸皮很厚，不达目的决不罢休。 It’s a bit of a cheek, asking me for money. 真不要脸，竟然问我要钱。 What a cheek! Of course I read the instructions! 真是无礼！我当然看过用法说明！3  cheek by jowl (with somebody/something) NEARvery close to someone or something else 紧挨着（某人/某物） an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop 紧挨着一家廉价服装店的高级法国餐馆4. turn the other cheek FORGIVEto deliberately avoid reacting in an angry or violent way when someone has hurt or upset you 〔对伤害自己的人〕不还手，不加报复，容忍5. cheek to cheek NEARif two people dance cheek to cheek, they dance very close to each other in a romantic way 〔跳舞时〕面贴面，贴面6. [countable] informalHBH one of the two soft fleshy parts of your bottom 屁股 SYN buttock → tongue in cheek at tongue1(6), → tongue-in-cheek

Examples from the Corpus

cheek• The light from the window spilled along her cheek and lips, and made a dazzling star in her glass.• The woman stopped crying, although her shoulders continued to heave, and her cheeks were still wet with tears.• Her eyes drifted from his face to the smoothly muscled shoulder near her cheek.• A gentle touch on her cheek, then her arm.• There was smeared blood at the corner of his mouth, a grassy bruise on his cheek.• She showed me his face, pinching his cheeks, and offered him.• I kissed Mom on the cheek and said good night.• You could toast the bread on your cheeks.have the cheek to do something• Conservative Members, however, have the cheek to suggest that that is the fault of local government, not theirs.cheek2 verb [transitive]  British EnglishRUDE/IMPOLITE to speak rudely or with disrespect to someone, especially to someone older such as your teacher or parents 对〔尤指老师、家长等〕无礼地说话 SYN American English sass You can cheek some teachers and they just don’t do anything. 你可以顶撞有些老师，他们不会怎么样。→ See Verb table

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cheek• They all have to go through it, cheeking the cops.• Bernadette had been sacked for cheeking the nurse.Origin cheek Old English ceace

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cheek¹ W3 /tʃiːk/ noun1. [countable] the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes:
    Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek.
    Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes.
    her tear-stained cheeks
    Julie’s cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.
    red-cheeked/hollow-cheeked/rosy-cheeked etc
    a red-cheeked plump old fellow
2. [singular, uncountable] British English disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards someone in a position of authority:
    I’ve had enough of your cheek.
    have the cheek to do something
    He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no reaction.
    She’s got a cheek; she just goes on till she gets what she wants.
    It’s a bit of a cheek, asking me for money.
    What a cheek! Of course I read the instructions!
3. cheek by jowl (with somebody/something) very close to someone or something else:
    an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop
4. turn the other cheek to deliberately avoid reacting in an angry or violent way when someone has hurt or upset you
5. cheek to cheek if two people dance cheek to cheek, they dance very close to each other in a romantic way
6. [countable] informal one of the two soft fleshy parts of your bottom
   SYN  buttock
⇨ tongue in cheek at tongue¹(6), ⇨ tongue-in-cheek

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cheek² verb [transitive]
British English to speak rudely or with disrespect to someone, especially to someone older such as your teacher or parents
   SYN  sass American English:
    You can cheek some teachers and they just don’t do anything.