chin

chin
noun

the protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw
颏，下巴

verb
[with obj.]

(informal)hit or punch on the chin
(非正式)击打下巴；拳击下巴
draw one's body up so as to bring one's chin level with or above (a horizontal bar) with one's feet off the ground, as an exercise
引体向上

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keep one's chin up

(informal)remain cheerful in difficult circumstances
(非正式)不气馁，不灰心
keep your chin up, we're not lost yet.
别灰心，我们还没输呢。

take it on the chin

派生
chinned
adjective

语源

Old English cin, cinn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gena 'cheek' and Greek genus 'jaw'

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