cheek

noun

/tʃiːk/

Idioms

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[countable] either side of the face below the eyes面颊；脸颊
- chubby/rosy/pink cheeks丰满的／红润的／粉红的脸颊
- He kissed her on both cheeks.他亲吻了她的双颊。
- Couples were dancing cheek to cheek.成双成对的舞伴在跳贴面舞。
Collocations Physical appearance
Physical appearance外貌
- A person may be described as having:描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes眼睛
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face脸
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
- dry/chapped/cracked lips干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin头发和皮肤
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
- a bald/balding/shaved head秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
- a receding hairline后移的发际线
- a bald patch/spot秃了的一块
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body身体
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist纤细的／28英寸的腰
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
- thin/slender/muscular arms瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
- Colour/Color flooded to her cheeks when she realized she was being watched.意识到有人在看她，她顿时涨红了脸。
- He felt his cheeks burning with shame.他因为羞愧而感到两颊发烧。
- He kissed her on both cheeks and got on the train.他亲了亲她的双颊，然后上了火车。
- He rested his cheek on her shoulder.他把面颊靠在她肩头。
- Her cheeks were wet with tears.她泪痕满面。
- His red-rimmed eyes and sunken cheeks betrayed his lack of sleep.他红红的眼圈和凹陷的双颊暴露出他缺乏睡眠。
- She dabbed at her cheeks with a handkerchief.她用手绢搌了搌面颊。
- She gave him a peck on the cheek and said goodbye.她匆匆吻了一下他的面颊，道了别。
- She gave him a sharp slap across his cheek.她对着他的脸狠狠地搧了一巴掌。
- She had a healthy bloom in her cheeks.她双颊健康红润。
- She laid her cheek against his.她把自己的面颊贴在他的面颊上。
- She proffered her cheek to kiss.她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。
- She smiled at him and the colour/color rose to his cheeks.她冲他微微一笑，他的脸腾地就红了。
Topics Bodyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- flushed
- hot
- warm
- …
verb + cheek
- brush
- caress
- dab
- …
cheek + verb
- blaze
- blush
- burn
- …
preposition
- across somebody’s/the cheek
- against somebody’s cheek
- down somebody’s cheek
- …
phrases
- bring the colour/color (back) to somebody’s cheeks
- color floods (to) your cheeks
- the colour/color rises to your cheeks
- …
-cheeked
(in adjectives构成形容词) having the type of cheeks mentioned有…面颊的；面颊…的
- chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked双颊丰满／红润／瘦削
see also apple-cheeked
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristics
Compound adjectives for physical characteristics
- -beaked
- -bellied
- -billed
- -blooded
- -bodied
- -cheeked
- -chested
- -eared
- -eyed
- -faced
- -fingered
- -footed
- -haired
- -handed
- -headed
- -hearted
- -hipped
- -lidded
- -limbed
- -mouthed
- -necked
- -nosed
- -skinned
- -tailed
- -throated
- -toothed
[countable] (informal) either of the buttocks半边屁股
[uncountable, singular] (British English) talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or not showing enough respect令人讨厌（或粗鲁、无礼）的话（或行为） synonym nerve
- What a cheek!真不要脸！
- 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。
- 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。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
- Of all the damned cheek! Make your own coffee!所有该死的脸颊！自己煮咖啡！
- What struck him most was the colossal cheek of it all.最让他吃惊的是它那巨大的脸颊。
- It's an awful cheek, the way he keeps asking you to lend him money.真是不知廉耻，他不停地要你借钱给他。
- He asked you for money? Of all the cheek!他居然向你要钱？真没皮没脸！
- He's got a cheek, making you wait outside his office.他竟然有脸让你在他的办公室外面等待。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- awful
- barefaced
- colossal
- …
verb + cheek
- have
phrases
- of all the cheek!
- what a cheek!

词源Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.

Idioms

cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)

very close to somebody/something（和…）紧靠着，紧挨着
- The guests, packed cheek by jowl, parted as he entered.他进来时，客人们紧挨在一起，分手了。

put roses in somebody’s cheeks

(British English, informal) to make somebody look healthy使双颊红润健康

turn the other cheek

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

with your tongue in your cheek | with tongue in cheek

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