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jawbone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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jaw·bone /ˈdʒɔːbəʊn $ ˈdʒɒːboʊn/ noun [countable]  HBHHBABODYone of the bones that your teeth are in, especially the lower bone 颌骨〔尤指下颌骨〕
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jawboneHe took hold of the face and jawbone and tried to restore a more normal appearance.Only the tightly clenched line of her jawbone revealed the enormous effort it was taking her just to stand upright.Across the River Esk is a whale's jawbone arch, a reminder of the town's maritime history.He passed scattered jawbones, pale twists of wood.These gave it the appearance of the half-submerged jawbone of some long-dead behemoth.When he turned his head to look at her the flesh folded underneath the jawbone into the beginnings of a double chin.The jawbone felt as cold as a joint of beef in a supermarket deep-freeze.
jaw·bone nounChineseSyllable
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jawbone
jawbone /ˈdʒɔːbəʊn $ ˈdʒɒːboʊn/ noun [countable]
one of the bones that your teeth are in, especially the lower bone


jaw·boneBrE /ˈdʒɔːbəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒɔːboʊn/ 🔊 noun
the bone that forms the lower jaw 下颌骨 SYN mandible