cheek

cheek
noun
  1. either side of the face below the eye
    脸颊
    tears rolled down her cheeks.
    眼泪沿她双颊淌下。
    ■either of the inner sides of the mouth
    脸内颊
    Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from laughing.
    加布里埃尔不得不紧咬内颊，不让自己笑出声来。
    ■(informal)either of the buttocks
    (非正式)半边屁股
    ■either of two side pieces or parts arranged in lateral pairs in a structure
    结构中两侧成对的部件
  2. [in sing.]talk or behaviour that is boldly impertinent or unreasonable
    厚颜无耻的言行；鲁莽；无礼
    he had the cheek to complain.
    他还有脸抱怨。
    that's enough of your cheek!.
    别再无礼了！。
verb
  1. [with obj.]speak impertinently to
    对…无礼地说
    Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders.
    弗兰克总是对长辈无礼但从来不受处罚。
常用词组
cheek by jowl
  1. close together, side by side
    紧靠；并排
    they lived cheek by jowl in a one-room flat.
    他们挤在一个一室户公寓里住。
cheek to cheek
  1. (of two people dancing) with their heads close together in an intimate and romantic way
    （两人跳舞时）面贴面
turn the other cheek
  1. refrain from retaliating when one has been attacked or insulted
    逆来顺受，甘受侮辱
派生
cheeked
adjective
语源
  1. Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce 'cheek, jaw', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak
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