cheek by jowl

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˌt͡ʃiːk baɪ ˈd͡ʒaʊl/    美 /ˌt͡ʃik baɪ ˈd͡ʒaʊl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Often in the form cheek-by-jowl: in very close physical proximity; crowded together; tightly packed. UK,idiomatic
    — And 'tvvas not long, before ſhe found / Him, and his ſtout Squire, in the Pound; / Both coupled in Inchanted Tether, / By further leg behind together: / For as he ſate upon his Rump, / His head like one in doleful dump, / Betvveen his knees, his hands appli'd / Unto his ears on either ſide. / And by him, in another hole, / Afflicted Ralpho, cheek by Joul; […]
副词 adv.
  1. In very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side. UK,idiomatic
    — Ile go vvith thee, cheeke by iovvle.
    […] I believe I crammed them both into his hand cheek by jowl, and maybe my own was uppermost; […]
  2. In very close or intimate association. UK,figuratively,idiomatic
    — [B]ooks have a way of influencing each other. Fiction will be much the better for standing cheek by jowl with poetry and philosophy.

词形变化

more cheek by jowl comparative most cheek by jowl superlative more cheek by jowl comparative most cheek by jowl superlative cheek-by-jowl alternative cheek-to-jowl alternative cheek to jowl alternative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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