cheek by jowl 详细解释

cheek by jowl

vt. 紧靠着(非常亲昵)

(和……)紧靠着

We'll never get through that crowd of people; they're packed in there cheek by jowl.

我们将无法从那人群中穿过去, 他们那里挤得水泄不通。

词形变化

动词过去式: cheeked | 动词过去分词: cheeked | 动词现在分词: cheeking | 动词第三人称单数: cheeks |

词义辨析

同义参见:

shoulder  side  

英英释义

副词 cheek by jowl:

in close proximity

补充

cheek by jowlcheek by jowladv.1.并肩地,紧密地

例句

1. We sat cheek by jowl [=side by side] with the city's elite.我们和城市精英并排坐在一起。 2. cheap knickknacks displayed cheek by jowl with fine antiques廉价的小摆设紧挨着精美的古玩一起展出