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    lockjaw

    • IPA[ˈlɒkdʒɔː]

    英式

    • n.
      (especially in non-medical use) tetanus；spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus.

    • noun: lockjaw

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. (especially in non-medical use) tetanus for hundreds of years the most dreaded diseases were leprosy and lockjaw
    • ▪ spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus. if your child develops lockjaw or muscle spasms—particularly after sustaining a wound—seek medical attention right away I laughed until I got lockjaw
    • ▪ an accent associated with the upper class of the north-eastern US, characterized by a supposed lack of movement of the mouth and jaw he disdained the preppy men with lockjaw accents who populated Nantucket during the summer
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    lockjaw

    • IPA[ˈläkˌjô]

    美式

    • n.
      (especially in nonmedical use) tetanus: for hundreds of years the most dreaded diseases were leprosy and lockjaw

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