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    chin

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    chin /tʃɪn/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]  1  HBHthe front part of your face below your mouth 颏，下巴 He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. 他若有所思地抚摸着下巴。2  (keep your) chin up! spokenHAPPY used to tell someone to make an effort to stay brave and confident when they are in a difficult situation 不要气馁！不要灰心！ Chin up! It’ll be over soon. 振作点！很快就会过去的。3  take something on the chin to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining – used to show approval 〔毫无怨言地〕承受某事，担当某事〔含褒义〕 One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting. 我们的一大长处就是能承受困难，奋起拼搏。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.a pointed chinShe had a narrow face and a pointed chin.a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape)He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance)She had short hair and a determined chin.a square chinA square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way)Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved)His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.verbsstroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something)He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.
    Examples from the Corpus
    chin• Her head was back and her chin raised, resin plugging the eye sockets.• Dolly watched him, bedclothes up to her chin.• Her chin is low and stubborn and insane.• The night before the trials, he shaved a gnarly goatee off his chin.• Lufkin stroked his chin, as if contemplating her request.• He smelled light sweat, felt spittle reaching to his chin.• His chin hung farther down on his chest as his shoulders hunched closer together.• Her short red hair was crudely shaped in a wedge and her pallid cheeks and small chin were peppered with unsightly acne.    Origin chin Old English cinn
    chin noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
    your below Corpus the mouth front your face of part


    chin
    chin /tʃɪn/ noun [countable]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: cinn
    1. the front part of your face below your mouth:
        He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
    2. (keep your) chin up! spoken used to tell someone to make an effort to stay brave and confident when they are in a difficult situation:
        Chin up! It’ll be over soon.
    3. take something on the chin to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining – used to show approval:
        One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting.
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ adjectives
       ▪ a double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin) Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
       ▪ a pointed chin She had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
       ▪ a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape) He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.
       ▪ a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance) She had short hair and a determined chin.
       ▪ a square chin A square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.
       ▪ a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way) Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.
       ▪ an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved) His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.
    ■ verbs
       ▪ stroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something) He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.


    🔑 chinBrE /tʃɪn/ 🔊NAmE /tʃɪn/ 🔊 noun
    the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck 颏；下巴<titled tranID="52" status="2">Physical appearance<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>外貌</chn></titled>
    • A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：

    Eyes 眼睛

    • (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
    • deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
    • small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes 小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛
    • piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
    • bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
    • bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
    • long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛

    Face 脸

    • a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
    • a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻
    • full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
    • dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
    • flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
    • soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
    • white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
    • a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
    • a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
    • a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
    • a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache 长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡

    Hair and skin 头发和皮肤

    • pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
    • dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
    • a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
    • deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
    • blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair 金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发
    • straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
    • thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
    • dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
    • long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
    • a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
    • a receding hairline 后移的发际线
    • a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块
    • a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part 偏分；中分

    Body 身体

    • a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck 长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
    • broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
    • a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
    • a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
    • a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的／28 英寸的腰
    • big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
    • a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
    • thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
    • big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
    • long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
    • long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs 长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿
    • muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs 肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿
    • big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
    • a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
    • be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
      ➡  see also double chin     ●(keep your) ˈchin up(informal) used to tell sb to try to stay cheerful even though they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation 振作起来；不气馁；不灰心◆Chin up! Only two exams left. 别泄气！只剩下两门考试了。🔊🔊●take sth on the ˈchin(informal) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining, trying to make excuses, etc. （无怨无悔地）承受某事(NAmE) to be damaged or badly affected by something 受损；受到严重影响●chuck sb under the chin(old-fashioned) to touch sb gently under the chin in a friendly way 轻抚某人的下巴