chin n. 1.頦,下巴。 2.〔美俚〕閑談。 3.【體育】(單杠)引體向上動(dòng)作。 have a chin 〔美國(guó)〕聊天。 keep one's chin up 〔口語(yǔ)〕始終精神昂揚(yáng),不泄氣,不灰心。 stick one's chin out 暴露自己;自惹麻煩;甘冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。 take it on the chin 〔俚語(yǔ)〕吃敗戰(zhàn),徹底失敗;忍痛。 up to the chin = chin-deep. wag one's chin 嘮叨。 vt. (-nn-) 1.〔口語(yǔ)〕用下巴夾住(提琴等)。 2.〔chin oneself〕 (單杠)引體向上使下巴高過(guò)橫杠; vi. 〔美俚〕說(shuō),講,談話,嘮叨,聊天。
She had roman features and a double chin , disappearing into a throat like a pillar : these features appeared to me not only inflated and darkened , but even furrowed with pride ; and the chin was sustained by the same principle , in a position of almost preternatural erectness 雙下巴連著柱子一樣的脖子。在我看來(lái),這樣的五官不僅因?yàn)榘谅@得膨脹和陰沉,而且還起了皺紋。她的下巴由于同樣的原因總是直挺挺的簡(jiǎn)直不可思議。