cheek

英 [tʃiːk]

美 [tʃiːk]

n. 面颊; 脸颊; 有…面颊的; 面颊…的; 半边屁股
v. 对…粗鲁无礼地说

复数：cheeks　过去式：cheeked　现在分词：cheeking　第三人称单数：cheeks　过去分词：cheeked　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2456 / COCA.2674

习惯用语

cheek by jowl (with sb/sth)

turn the other cheek

（受到伤害或被激怒时）甘心容忍，不予回击
to make a deliberate decision to remain calm and not to act in an aggressive way when sb has hurt you or made you angry

put roses in sb's cheeks

with your tongue in your cheek

with tongue in cheek

说说而已；半开玩笑地
if you say sth with your tongue in your cheek , you are not being serious and mean it as a joke

noun

面颊；脸颊
either side of the face below the eyes
1. chubby/rosy/pink cheeks
  丰满的 / 红润的 / 粉红的脸颊
2. He kissed her on both cheeks.
  他亲吻了她的双颊。
3. Couples were dancing cheek to cheek .
  成双成对的舞伴在跳贴面舞。
有…面颊的；面颊…的
having the type of cheeks mentioned
1. chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked
  双颊丰满 / 红润 / 瘦削
半边屁股
either of the buttocks
令人讨厌（或粗鲁、无礼）的话（或行为）
talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or lacking in respect
1. What a cheek!
  真不要脸！
2. He had the cheek to ask his ex-girlfriend to babysit for them.
  他竟厚着脸皮要他以前的女朋友为他们临时照看小孩。
3. I think they've got a cheek making you pay to park the car.
  我想不到他们居然有脸要你付停车费。

verb

N-COUNT 脸颊;脸蛋儿
Yourcheeksare the sides of your face below your eyes.
1. Tears were running down her cheeks...
  眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
2. She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
  她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。
N-SING 厚颜无耻；厚脸皮
You say that someone has acheekwhen you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done.
1. I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place...
  我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。
2. I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund...
  我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。
3. The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
  真不要脸，竟然对我撒那样的谎！
忍气吞声;逆来顺受
If youturn the other cheekwhen someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return.
cheek by jowl→ see:jowl

noun

impudent aggressiveness
1. I couldn't believe her boldness
2. he had the effrontery to question my honesty
Synonym:boldnessnervebrassface
either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
Synonym:buttock
either side of the face below the eyes
an impudent statement
Synonym:impudenceimpertinence

verb

She has to live cheek by jowl with oiks, people with tattoos and stolen videos.
她不得不跟那些刺有文身、偷盗影碟的大老粗为邻。
She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek
她倾身向前亲吻了他的面颊。
The mirror clouded beside her cheek
她面颊边的镜子变得模糊不清。
A branch whipped her across the cheek.
一根树枝抽打到了她的脸颊。
He has a very plausible way of talking; sometimes he talks with the tongue in the cheek.
他讲起话来非常动听，但有时话中有话。
Lillian brushed his cheek with her fingertips. He pulled away and said, 'Don't!'
莉莲用指尖碰他的脸颊。他挣开了说，“不要这样！”
He'd lost his stripes for slovenliness and cheek.
他因散漫、无礼而丢了军职。
'No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek.
“毫无疑问他会给我机会和他再打上一架的，”他半开玩笑地讥讽道。
A tear trickled down the old man's cheek
一滴眼泪沿着老人的脸颊淌了下来。
I bent over and kissed her cheek
我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。