chin
noun[C]
uk/tʃɪn/us/tʃɪn/B1
thepartof a person'sfacebelowtheirmouth:
下巴,颏Tokeepthehelmetinposition,fastenthestrapbeneath the chin.将带子在颏下系紧以固定好头盔。
Shesatbehind thetable, her chinrestingin herhands.她坐在桌子边,双手托着下巴。
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- There wasdribbleall over her chin.
- Graham came back fromholidaywith a week'sgrowthofbeardon his chin.
- She wassittingat thedeskwith her chinproppedon herhands.
- With the back of hishand, herubbedthestubbleon his chin.
- Atrickleofmeltedbuttermadeitsway down his chin.
The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- -necked
- cheekbone
- chiselled
- chop
- dimpled
- duck face
- frontal
- jowl
- mandible
- maxillofacial
- modiolus
- mug
- nose
- nucha
- nuchal
- physiognomy
- weak
Idioms
chin up!
take it on the chin