| 释义 |
maw
UK [mɔ:] US [mɑ:] noun countable literary
■the mouth of a fierce (= frightening) animal （凶猛动物的）口部，嘴巴•the lion's maw狮子的嘴 ■something that seems to surround and absorb everything near it 无底洞，深渊•She fears that the matter will simply be swallowed up by the maw of bureaucracy.她害怕这件事只会被官僚体制的无底洞所吞没。 |