cheek

noun

1. 面颊；脸颊
   either side of the face below the eyes
   1. chubby/rosy/pink cheeks
      丰满的 / 红润的 / 粉红的脸颊
   2. He kissed her on both cheeks.
      他亲吻了她的双颊。
   3. Couples were dancing cheek to cheek .
      成双成对的舞伴在跳贴面舞。
2. 有…面颊的；面颊…的
   having the type of cheeks mentioned
   1. chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked
      双颊丰满 / 红润 / 瘦削
3. 半边屁股
   either of the buttocks
4. 令人讨厌（或粗鲁、无礼）的话（或行为）
   talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or lacking in respect
   1. What a cheek!
      真不要脸！
   2. 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。
   3. 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。

verb

1. 对…粗鲁无礼地说
   to speak to sb in a rude way that shows a lack of respect

1. N-COUNT 脸颊;脸蛋儿
   Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
   1. Tears were running down her cheeks...
      眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
   2. She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
      她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。
2. N-SING 厚颜无耻；厚脸皮
   You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done.
   1. I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place...
      我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。
   2. I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund...
      我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。
   3. The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
      真不要脸，竟然对我撒那样的谎！
3. 忍气吞声;逆来顺受
   If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return.
4. cheek by jowl → see: jowl

1. What bare-faced cheek!
   真是厚颜无耻！
2. I bent over and kissed her cheek
   我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。
3. How did you get that bruise on your cheek?
   你脸上的淤伤是怎么搞的？
4. She knelt and brushed her lips softly across Michael's cheek.
   她跪了下来，轻吻迈克尔的脸颊。
5. Tears were running down her cheeks
   眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
6. She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
   她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。
7. I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place
   我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。
8. I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund
   我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。
9. The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
   真不要脸，竟然对我撒那样的谎！
10. The mirror clouded beside her cheek
    她面颊边的镜子变得模糊不清。
11. He gouged her cheek with a screwdriver.
    他用螺丝刀戳她的脸颊。
12. 'No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek.
    “毫无疑问他会给我机会和他再打上一架的，”他半开玩笑地讥讽道。
13. She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.
    她和家人不得不紧挨着这些人住着。
14. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek
    她倾身向前亲吻了他的面颊。
15. He kissed her on the cheek. 'Best of luck!'
    他吻了吻她的脸颊。“祝你好运！”
16. He nipped Billy's cheek with two rough fingers.
    他用两个粗糙的手指捏了捏比利的脸蛋。
17. She has to live cheek by jowl with oiks, people with tattoos and stolen videos.
    她不得不跟那些刺有文身、偷盗影碟的大老粗为邻。
18. Elizabeth walked up to him and pecked him on the cheek
    伊丽莎白走到他面前，在他脸颊上匆匆吻了一下。
19. Lillian brushed his cheek with her fingertips. He pulled away and said, 'Don't!'
    莉莲用指尖碰他的脸颊。他挣开了说，“不要这样！”
20. Pearson massaged his reddened cheek.
    皮尔逊揉了揉自己泛红的脸颊。
21. The egg landed on my cheek with a splat.
    鸡蛋啪嚓一声打在我脸颊上。
22. He'd lost his stripes for slovenliness and cheek.
    他因散漫、无礼而丢了军职。
23. A tear trickled down the old man's cheek
    一滴眼泪沿着老人的脸颊淌了下来。
24. 'A handsome offer', she replied, tweaking his cheek.
    “一个慷慨的提议”，她拧着他的面颊回答道。
25. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch
    当我作出反抗时，她右侧脸庞就会开始抽搐。
26. A branch whipped her across the cheek.
    一根树枝抽打到了她的脸颊。
27. She kissed the child on the cheek.
    她亲了亲孩子的脸。
28. Cheek brings success.
    厚着脸皮，无往不利。
29. He has a very plausible way of talking; sometimes he talks with the tongue in the cheek.
    他讲起话来非常动听，但有时话中有话。
30. In a burst of anger I slapped him hard on the cheek.
    一怒之下，我狠狠打了他一记耳光。

n.

cheek by jowl (with sb/sth)

• （和…）紧靠着，紧挨着
  very close to sb/sth

turn the other cheek

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

put roses in sb's cheeks

• 使双颊红润健康
  to make sb look healthy

with your tongue in your cheek

with tongue in cheek

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

noun

1. impudent aggressiveness
   1. I couldn't believe her boldness
   2. he had the effrontery to question my honesty

   Synonym:    boldnessnervebrassface

2. either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

   Synonym:    buttock

3. either side of the face below the eyes

4. an impudent statement

   Synonym:    impudenceimpertinence

verb

1. speak impudently to