maw

[US]/mɔː/
[UK]/mɔ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.(动物的)胃;嗉囊;;(鸟的)咽喉
Word Forms
复数maws

Phrases & Collocations

open maw

张开的口腔

gaping maw

张开的大口

beast's maw

野兽的口腔

fish maw

鱼肚

Example Sentences

the gaping maw of the cave

洞穴的张开口

the maw of the beast

野兽的巨口

the maw of the river

河流的巨口

the maw of the machine

机器的巨口

the maw of the abyss

深渊的巨口

the maw of the volcano

火山的巨口

the maw of the monster

怪兽的巨口

the maw of the whale

鲸鱼的巨口

the hungry maw of war

战争的贪婪之口

the maw of consumerism

消费主义的巨口

Real-world Examples

The creature’s jaws swung open, revealing a gaping maw with hundreds of teeth.

这个生物的下巴张开, 露出一张有数百颗牙齿的大嘴。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

It pounced on the shovel, then picked it up in its slobbery maw and shook it violently from side to side.

它扑向铲子, 然后用它流着口水的嘴把它捡起来, 猛烈地左右摇晃。

Source: Minecraft: The Dragon

Baleen whales feed by opening their gigantic maws, lunging forward in the water and engulfing gallons of seawater in their mouths.

:张开大嘴在水里向前猛冲,将大量海水吞入口中。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2018 Compilation

Ef hit aint Quentin er yo maw, hit's Luster en Benjy.

Ef hit 不是 Quentin er yo maw, hit's Luster en Benjy。

Source: The Sound and the Fury

" In the same room whar I put her maw to bed ev'y night of her life since she was big enough to sleep by herself" .

“在同一个房间里, 我在她生命中的每个晚上都把她的肚皮放在床上, 因为她已经大到可以自己睡觉了” 。

Source: The Sound and the Fury

Have you ever had something go so horribly, horribly, unbelievably badly that you'd like to be loaded into a cannon and jettisoned into the merciless black maw of outer space?

你是否曾经经历过一些事情变得如此可怕、可怕、令人难以置信,以至于你希望被装进大炮,然后被扔进外太空无情的黑色巨口?

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

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