chin
chin — 名詞
1. the hard, slightly pointed front part of your face that sticks out below your mo
下巴
嘴巴下方突出的骨骼部位
the hard, slightly pointed front part of your face that sticks out below your mouth, forming the bottom edge of your jaw
Theo rested his chin on his hand while thinking about the question.
Theo 把手撐在下巴上思考問題。
collocation: rest one's chin on something
A small cut on Priya's chin had healed quickly after the fall.
Priya 下巴上的一道小傷口在跌倒後很快就癒合了。
collocation: cut/grazed on the chin
The boxer's chin was swollen and bruised after the match.
那名拳擊手的下巴在比賽後又腫又瘀青。
Rohan rubbed his chin and studied the map with a puzzled look.
Rohan 摸了摸下巴，一臉困惑地研究地圖。
Leila tilted her chin up so the hairdresser could trim her neck.
Leila 把下巴抬起來，讓理髮師可以修剪她的脖子。
用法筆記
Countable; frequently used with possessive determiners (my chin, his chin) and in expressions describing head position (chin up, chin down, chin on one's hand).
常見錯誤
chin — 動詞
1. in basketball, to grab the ball right after it bounces off the hoop or backboard
收球；護球
籃球中接住未進的球並收到胸前
in basketball, to grab the ball right after it bounces off the hoop or backboard after a missed shot, then pull it close to your chest and hold it securely near your chin
The forward quickly chinned the ball after it bounced off the rim.
前鋒在球彈出籃框後迅速收球護球。
basketball action: chin the rebound
Coach Kim taught the players to always chin the ball after grabbing a rebound.
Kim 教練教球員搶到籃板後一定要把球收好護在胸前。
grammar pattern: chin + direct object (the ball)
Aiko chinned the loose ball under the basket and looked for an open teammate.
Aiko 在籃下收住滾落的球，然後尋找空檔的隊友。
Yusuf chinned the ball after the other team missed a three-point attempt.
Yusuf 在對方三分球沒進後迅速將球收住護在胸前。
文法句型
chin + the ball
chin + the rebound
用法筆記
Used only in basketball. The object is always a ball that came from a missed or deflected shot, never from a pass. Distinguished from the general verb 'chin' (exercise) by the basketball context.
常見錯誤
2. to grasp a bar positioned higher than your head, then use your arm muscles to li
拉單槓；引體
雙手拉單槓使下巴高於橫桿
to grasp a bar positioned higher than your head, then use your arm muscles to lift your body until your chin rises to the same height as or above the bar
Hana chinned herself ten times during her morning workout at the gym.
Hana 早上健身時拉了十下單槓。
grammar pattern: chin oneself (reflexive)
The trainer helped Kofi learn to chin himself on the bar without swinging.
教練幫助 Kofi 學會在單槓上穩定地將身體拉上去。
Diego could only chin himself twice on his first day of strength training.
Diego 在第一天重訓時只能勉強拉上單槓兩次。
Bao watched a training clip to learn how to chin himself on the bar.
Bao 觀看訓練短片，學習如何在單槓上將身體拉上去。
- pull up
a more common verb phrase for the same exercise; 'pull up' often implies palms facing away, while 'chin' usually implies palms facing toward you
- do a chin-up
the more frequent noun-based expression in everyday English
文法句型
chin + oneself
chin + up
用法筆記
Always used with a reflexive pronoun (chin myself / chin yourself / chin himself etc.). More common in the noun form 'chin-up' (e.g. 'He did ten chin-ups'). In everyday conversation, people usually say 'do a pull-up' or 'do a chin-up' instead of using this verb form.