- [countable]
either side of the face below the eyes 面颊；脸颊 
chubby/rosy/pink cheeks 丰满的／红润的／粉红的脸颊 He kissed her on both cheeks. 他亲吻了她的双颊。 Couples were dancing cheek to cheek. 成双成对的舞伴在跳贴面舞。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2Colour/Color flooded to her cheeks when she realized she was being watched. 意识到有人在看她，她顿时涨红了脸。 He felt his cheeks burning with shame. 他因为羞愧而感到两颊发烧。 He kissed her on both cheeks and got on the train. 他亲了亲她的双颊，然后上了火车。 He rested his cheek on her shoulder. 他把面颊靠在她肩头。 Her cheeks were wet with tears. 她泪痕满面。 His red-rimmed eyes and sunken cheeks betrayed his lack of sleep. 他红红的眼圈和凹陷的双颊暴露出他缺乏睡眠。 She dabbed at her cheeks with a handkerchief. 她用手绢搌了搌面颊。 She gave him a peck on the cheek and said goodbye. 她匆匆吻了一下他的面颊，道了别。 She gave him a sharp slap across his cheek. 她对着他的脸狠狠地搧了一巴掌。 She had a healthy bloom in her cheeks. 她双颊健康红润。 She laid her cheek against his. 她把自己的面颊贴在他的面颊上。 She proffered her cheek to kiss. 她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。 She smiled at him and the colour/color rose to his cheeks. 她冲他微微一笑，他的脸腾地就红了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flushed
- hot
- warm
- …
- brush
- caress
- dab
- …
- blaze
- blush
- burn
- …
- across somebody’s/the cheek
- against somebody’s cheek
- down somebody’s cheek
- …
- bring the colour/color (back) to somebody’s cheeks
- color floods (to) your cheeks
- the colour/color rises to your cheeks
- …
- -cheeked
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of cheeks mentioned 有…面颊的；面颊…的 chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked 双颊丰满／红润／瘦削
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - [countable] (informal)
either of the buttocks 半边屁股 - [uncountable, singular] (British English)
talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or not showing enough respect 令人讨厌（或粗鲁、无礼）的话（或行为） What a cheek! 真不要脸！ He had the cheek to ask his ex-girlfriend to babysit for them. 他竟厚着脸皮要他以前的女朋友为他们临时照看小孩。 I think they've got a cheek making you pay to park the car. 我想不到他们居然有脸要你付停车费。
Extra ExamplesOf all the damned cheek! Make your own coffee! 所有该死的脸颊！自己煮咖啡！ What struck him most was the colossal cheek of it all. 最让他吃惊的是它那巨大的脸颊。 It's an awful cheek, the way he keeps asking you to lend him money. 真是不知廉耻，他不停地要你借钱给他。 He asked you for money? Of all the cheek! 他居然向你要钱？真没皮没脸！ He's got a cheek, making you wait outside his office. 他竟然有脸让你在他的办公室外面等待。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- barefaced
- colossal
- …
- have
- of all the cheek!
- what a cheek!
Word OriginOld English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.
Idioms
cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)
very close to somebody/something （和…）紧靠着，紧挨着 The guests, packed cheek by jowl, parted as he entered. 他进来时，客人们紧挨在一起，分手了。
put roses in somebody’s cheeks
- (British English, informal)
to make somebody look healthy 使双颊红润健康
turn the other cheek
to make a deliberate decision to remain calm and not to act in an aggressive way when somebody has hurt you or made you angry （受到伤害或被激怒时）甘心容忍，不予回击
with your tongue in your cheek | with tongue in cheek
if you say something with your tongue in your cheek, you are not being serious and mean it as a joke 说说而已；半开玩笑地