中英
cheek by jowl
/ tʃiːk baɪ dʒaʊl /
  • 简明
  • 紧挨着,紧密相连:形容两个事物或人非常接近或紧密联系在一起。
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  • 1
    She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.
    她和家人不得不紧挨着这些人住着。
    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • 2
    People from more than 100 start-up companies squeeze inside, working cheek by jowl to turn their ideas into successful businesses.
    来自超过100家的创业公司的人员拥挤在一起,为的是将各自的点子转变有效的商业运作。
  • 3
    Even Ruth was hurt, for she had some regard for appearances, and her lover, cheek by jowl with Maria, at the head of that army of Portuguese ragamuffins, was not a pretty sight.
    就连露丝也受到了伤害,因为她有些顾脸面,而她的爱人却跟玛利亚那么亲亲热热,带了那么一帮衣衫褴褛的葡萄牙小叫花子,那样子真不体面,而最叫她难受的却是他在她眼里那种没有自尊和自爱的样子。
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