cheek
n
1 [C] either side of the face below the eye 面頰; 臉蛋兒
healthy pink cheeks 健康的紅面頰
dancing cheek to cheek, ie with the cheek of one partner touching that of the other 跳貼面舞(面頰接觸舞伴面頰). =>illus at head 見head之插圖.
2 [C] (infml 口) either of the buttocks 屁股(指半邊).
3 [U, sing] impertinent talk or behaviour; impudence 無禮的、 冒失的、 不當的話或行為; 厚顏無恥
That's enough of your cheek! 不要恬不知恥!
He had the cheek to ask me to do his work for him. 他居然有臉叫我替他工作.
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(a) cheek! ie How very cheeky! 真沒皮沒臉!
4 (idm 習語) ,cheek by `jowl (with sb/sth) close together 緊緊靠著
live/lie cheek by jowl 親密地生活[躺在一起]. ,turn the other `cheek accept violent attack without being violent oneself 受到猛烈攻擊而不還手. with tongue in cheek => tongue. cheek, v [Tn]
speak cheekily to (sb) 對(某人)厚顏無恥地說.
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欺客”(諧音)厚 臉皮 check cheek 檢查厚 臉皮
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*[t?i:k]n. 頰, 厚顏, 臉蛋【醫】 頰相關詞組: cheek by jowl with to one's own cheek