chin
US: /ˈtʃɪn/
UK: /tʃˈɪn/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
chin /tʃin/- danh từ
- cằm
- to be up to the chin: nước lên tới cằm
- chins were wagging
- (xem) wag
- to hold up by the chin
- ủng hộ, giúp đỡ
- keep your chin up!
- (thông tục) không được nản chí! không được thất vọng!
- to take it on the chin
- (từ lóng) thất bại
- chịu khổ; chịu đau; chịu sự trừng phạt
- to wag one's chin
- nói huyên thiên, nói luôn mồm
- cằm
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounthe part of the face below the mouth and above the neck: A strap fastens under the chin to keep the helmet in place.
See also -
Idioms: (keep your) chin up (spoken) used to tell sb to try to stay cheerful even though they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation: Chin up! Only two exams left.
take sth on the chin (informal) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining, trying to make excuses, etc: In this business, you have to learn to take criticism on the chin.
more at CHUCK v.
Collocation
ADJ.
square | pointed/pointy | firm, jutting | non-existent, receding, weak | dimpled | determined, resolute | smooth | stubbled/stubbly, unshaven | double
VERB + CHIN
lift, raise, stick out, tilt
She tilted her chin at him defiantly.
| finger, rub, scratch, stroke
He stroked his chin thoughtfully.
| rest
She sat with her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her cupped hands.
CHIN + VERB
rise
His chin rose in a proud gesture.
CHIN + NOUN
strap
Fasten the chin strap or the helmet will fall off.
PREP.
beneath/under sb's ~
He put his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.
| down sb's ~
The juice dribbled down his chin.
| on sb's/the ~
He had bits of food on his chin. She caught him with a hard blow on the chin.
Concise dictionary
chinned|chinning|chinstʃɪnnoun
+the protruding part of the lower jaw
+Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
verb
+raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
