Rather than a flexible lower jaw joint, they had a hinge between the upper jaws and the rest of the skull.

他们没有可活动的下颌关节，而是有一条筋腱连接着上颚和头骨。

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The ODE currently supports the ball-and-socket, hinge, slider, fixed, angular motor, and hinge-2 (for vehicle joints) joint types, among others.

ODE 目前可以支持球窝、铰链、滑块、定轴、角电机和 hinge-2 （用于交通工具的连接）连接类型，以及其他一些连接类型。

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Hinge joint at elbow allows movement in one plane.

铰链关节—在手肘容许一平面的运动。

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Homer says it works like a hinge at each finger joint.

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