英语词汇“jaw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

jawjaw1 /dʒɔ/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYjaw¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French joe

1[countable] science, biology one of the two bones that your teeth are connected to, or the lower part of your face that covers these bones: a broken jaw2[countable usually singular] the shape of someone’s jaw, especially when it shows something about character: He has a strong jaw.3jaws [plural] the mouth of a person or animal, especially a dangerous animal: a lion’s jaws4jaws [plural] the two parts of a machine or tool that move together to hold something tightly5somebody’s jaw dropped used to say that someone looked surprised or shocked: His jaw dropped when he saw his ex-girlfriend.6set your jaw to hold your jaw in a firm position to show that you are determined7the jaws of death/defeat/despair literary a situation in which you almost die, are almost defeated, etc.: snatch victory from the jaws of defeat (=manage to win or succeed after you have nearly failed) [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French joe] → see also Jaws of Life, -jawed

noun | verb

jawjaw2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

jaw

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	jaw
	he, she, it	jaws
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	jawed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have jawed
	he, she, it	has jawed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had jawed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will jaw
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have jawed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am jawing
	he, she, it	is jawing
	you, we, they	are jawing
Past	I, he, she, it	was jawing
	you, we, they	were jawing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been jawing
	he, she, it	has been jawing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been jawing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be jawing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been jawing

informal to talk