mandible
名词
UK/ˈmæn.dɪ.bᵊl/
US/ˈmæn.də.bᵊl/
定义 mandible 名词
- Countable(可数名词)anatomy(解剖学)
The lower jaw bone in humans and animals.
（人或动物的）下颌骨
The osteologist was examining the mandible of the fossil.
骨学家正在检查化石的下颌骨。
An X-ray revealed a fracture in his mandible.
X光显示他的下颌骨有骨折。
The animal has a very strong mandible capable of crushing bones.
这种动物的下颌骨非常强壮，能够咬碎骨头。
- Countable(可数名词)anatomy(解剖学)
One of the pair of mouthparts in insects used for biting and cutting food.
（昆虫口部的）大颚，上颚
The beetle uses its mandibles to chew on leaves.
甲虫用它的上颚咀嚼树叶。
Ants use their mandibles to carry food.
蚂蚁用它们的上颚搬运食物。
The grasshopper has strong mandibles capable of cutting through plant stems.
蚱蜢有强壮的上颚，能够切断植物茎。