cheek by jowl

短语

紧密地

发音

UK /ˌt͡ʃiːk baɪ ˈd͡ʒaʊl/
US /ˌt͡ʃik baɪ ˈd͡ʒaʊl/

词形变化

more cheek by jowl 比较级 most cheek by jowl 最高级

别名

cheek-by-jowl cheek-to-jowl

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Often in the form cheek-by-jowl: in very close physical proximity; crowded together; tightly packed.

    英国 习语
adv.
  1. 1.

    In very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side.

    英国 习语
  2. 2.

    In very close or intimate association.

    英国 比喻 习语

词源

From cheek + by + jowl (“cheek; jaw”) (or possibly jowl (“fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw; cheek”) or jowl (“(obsolete) head”)), suggesting people so close to each other that the cheek of one person is next to the jowl of another.

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