n.
- 臉頰；腮幫子[C]
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The little girl has rosy
cheeks.
那個小女孩臉頰紅潤。
- 【口】傲慢態度，無禮，厚臉皮[U]
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He had the
cheek to ask me for money.
他竟厚著臉皮向我要錢。
- 【口】（半邊）屁股[C]
vt.
- 【口】無禮地向……講話；對……無禮
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How can you
cheek your grandparents in that way?
你怎麼可以那樣無禮地對祖父母講話？
片語
cheek by jowl (with)
- （和……）緊靠著
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We'll never get through that crowd of people; they're packed in there
cheek by jowl.
我們將無法從那人群中穿過去，他們那裡擠得水洩不通。
have the cheek to do sth.
- 厚著臉皮做某事
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He
had the cheek to ask for a rise after only a week in his new job.
他才工作一星期，竟厚著臉皮要求加薪。
辨析
n.
- either side of the face below the eye.
- either of the buttocks.
- either of two side pieces or parts arranged in lateral pairs in a structure.
- rude or disrespectful talk or behaviour.
v.
informal speak impertinently to.
Phrase
- cheek by jowl
close together. - cheek to cheek
(of a couple dancing) with their heads close together in a romantic way. - turn the other cheek
refrain from retaliating after an attack or insult.
[with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:39.]
Derivative
Etymology
OE cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of W. Gmc origin.
