cheek
英 [tʃiːk] 美 [tʃiːk]
n.面颊；脸蛋 vt 对……无礼，对……不懂规矩
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◉Etymology
"Cheek" 这个词在英语中有着丰富的历史和多重含义。它最初来自古英语的 "ceace"，进一步追溯到原始日耳曼语的 "*kakkon"。在现代英语中，"cheek" 主要指面部的两侧，但也常用于形容人的行为或态度。
◉外刊例句
① “The actress wore a bold shade of lipstick that highlighted her cheeks, adding a vibrant touch to her look.” 《纽约时报》 - 2024年1月
“那位女演员涂了一种大胆的口红色调，突出了她的双颊，为她的造型增添了活力。”
② “The politician’s remarks were so brazen that they were seen as a direct challenge to the establishment, showing a remarkable cheek.” 《华尔街日报》 - 2023年11月
“那位政治家的言论如此厚颜无耻，以至于被视为对现状的直接挑战，显示出了非凡的厚脸皮。”
③ "He had the cheek to ask for a raise after making so many mistakes."《卫报》- 2023年11月
"他在犯了这么多错误之后，竟然还有脸要求加薪。"
④ "The politician's cheeky remarks about the opposition leader drew laughter from the crowd." 《经济学人》- 2023年12月
"这位政治家对反对党领袖的无礼言论引得众人哄笑。"
◉经典名著
① "Elizabeth Bennet had been a reader all the morning, and, finding the book too light, and incapable of rousing her from her reverie on the ill-judged cheek of Mr. Darcy." 《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）by Jane Austen
"伊丽莎白·班纳特整个上午都在读书，发现这本书太浅薄了，无法唤醒她对达西先生不恰当的厚颜无耻的沉思。"
② "It was not the thorn bending to the kiss, but the cheek turning to meet it."《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）by Charlotte Brontë
"不是荆棘在亲吻中弯曲，而是脸颊转过来迎接它。"
◉Usage Examples
(1) A bullet grazed his cheek.
(2) She has a tiny mole on her cheek.
(3) Philip stroked the baby's little cheek.
(1) 子弹擦伤了他的面颊。
(2) 她面颊上有一颗小痣。
(3) 菲利浦摸着那婴儿的小脸蛋。
◉Usage Notes
Your cheek is the part of your face under your eye and between your ear and nose. Your cheeks might turn bright red in embarrassment when you have to speak in public.
When you cry, your cheeks get wet, and when you greet your grandmother, she might give you a kiss on the cheek or even pinch your cheek. Informally, your cheeks are also your buttocks or bottom — and when you're a little rude or sassy, your attitude itself can be called cheek. It comes from the Old English word ceace, "jaw," which probably stems from ceowan, "chew."
◉Colins
1. [N-COUNT 可数名词]脸颊；脸蛋儿 Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
Tears were running down her cheeks...
眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
她轻轻地吻了他的双颊。
-cheeked
...rosy-cheeked children.
脸蛋红扑扑的孩子们
...a fat, chubby-cheeked fellow.
脸上肥嘟嘟的胖家伙
2. [N-SING 单数名词]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. [also no det] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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。
The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
真不要脸，竟然对我撒那样的谎！
3. [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects]
4 cheek by jowl→see: jowl；
