cheek
noun
uk/tʃiːk/us/tʃiːk/cheeknoun(FACE)
B1[C]
thesoftpartofyourfacethat is belowyoureyeand betweenyourmouthandear:
脸颊，面颊，脸蛋Thetearsrandown her cheeks.泪水顺着她的脸颊滚落。
rosycheeks红润的脸蛋
Heembracedher,kissingher on both cheeks.他拥抱她，亲吻她的双颊。
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- Hegentlyfeltthesoftnessof the baby's cheek.
- He had alonglividscaracrosshis cheek.
- Hepeckedhisaunton the cheek.
- He has apurplishbirthmarkon his cheek.
- Atearrolleddown his cheek.
The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- -necked
- cheekbone
- chin
- chiselled
- dimpled
- duck face
- frontal
- jowl
- mandible
- maxillofacial
- modiolus
- mug
- nose
- nucha
- nuchal
- physiognomy
- weak
cheeknoun(BEHAVIOUR)
[SorU]UK
behaviourortalkthat isrudeandshowsnorespect:
厚脸皮，厚颜无耻；放肆He told me off for being late when hearrivedhalfanhourafter me. Whatacheek!他比我晚到半小时居然还责备我迟到。真是厚颜无耻！
[+ to infinitive]She's got some cheektotakeyourcarwithoutasking.她不问一问就开你的车，真有点太放肆了。
Hehad thecheektoaskme topayfor her!他竟厚着脸皮要我替她付账！
She's always getting intotroubleforgivingherteacherscheek(= beingrudeto them).她总是因为对老师无礼而惹麻烦。
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- incivility
- offensively
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- unpleasant
- unrepeatable
cheeknoun(BOTTOM)
[C]informal
either of the twohalvesofyourbottom
屁股（的一边）The buttocks
- arse
- ass
- back end
- backside
- booty
- bot
- bottom
- bum
- bun
- buttock
- duff
- fundament
- gluteal
- posterior
- prat
- rear
- rump
- seat
- tail
- tush
Idiom
cheek by jowl
cheek
verb[T]
UKinformaluk/tʃiːk/us/tʃiːk/to berudeto someone:
对…无礼；对…不懂规矩He's always getting intotroublefor cheeking histeachers.他总是因为对老师不礼貌而惹麻烦。
Insults & abuse
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick