The word "chest" refers to the upper front part of the body between the neck and the stomach. It can also mean a large box used for storage, such as a treasure chest or medicine chest. Additionally, the idiom "get something off your chest" means to talk about something that has been worrying you.
The word "chest" refers to the upper front part of the body between the neck and the stomach. It can also mean a large box used for storage, such as a treasure chest or medicine chest. Additionally, the idiom "get something off your chest" means to talk about something that has been worrying you.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]胸;胸部;胸口;胸膛 Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
[oft poss N]
He crossed his arms over his chest...
他双手交叉,放在胸前。
He was shot in the chest...
他胸部中弹。
He complained of chest pain.
他说胸口痛。
-chested
He was bare-chested and barefoot...
他袒胸赤足。
I'm 15 and completely flat-chested.
我现在15岁,胸部扁平。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大箱子;大柜子 A chest is a large, heavy box used for storing things.
At the very bottom of the chest were his carving tools.
箱子最底下是他的雕刻工具。
...a treasure chest.
藏宝箱
...a medicine chest.
药柜
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[PHRASE 短语]倾诉胸中的不快;吐苦水 If you get something off your chest, you talk about something that has been worrying you.
[V inflects]
I feel it's done me good to get it off my chest.
我感觉吐吐苦水对我有好处。
Oxford
chest★/tʃest; NAmEtʃest/noun1★the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach 胸部;胸膛◆The bullet hit him in the chest.子弹击中了他的胸部。◆She gasped for breath, her chest heaving.她喘着气,胸部不停地起伏。◆a chest infection胸部感染◆chest pains胸部疼痛◆a hairy chest毛茸茸的胸部☞collocationsat
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2-chested( in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of chest mentioned 有…胸的;胸部…的◆flat-chested胸部扁平的◆broad-chested胸部宽阔的3a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another (常为木制的)大箱子◆a medicine chest药箱◆a treasure chest财宝箱☞see also
hope chest
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tea chest
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war chest
IDIOMˌget sth off your ˈchestto talk about sth that has been worrying you for a long time so that you feel less anxious 倾吐心里的烦恼;吐出心事;一吐为快☞more at
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n.chestchestschest/tʃest; NAmEtʃest/
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chestchest /tʃest/ ●●●S2W3 noun [countable]
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1the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach → breast: Her heart was pounding in her chest. a hairy chestchest pain/infection/injury He collapsed with severe chest pains. →
flat-chested
2a large strong box that you use to store things in or to move your personal possessions from one place to another: a large wooden chest →
chest of drawers
, tea chest
, war chest
3get something off your chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwardsCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesbroad· a tall man with a broad chest and shoulderspowerful· His arms were folded across his powerful chest.muscular (=with big muscles)· His chest was tanned and muscular.hairy· His shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a hairy chest.bare (=not covered by clothes)· The workmen all had bare chests.bad (=one that is making you cough or giving you pain)· I'm not going running today - my chest is bad.weak (=one that often gets infections)· As a child her chest was weak.chest + NOUNa chest pain· There are a number of causes of chest pain.a chest infection· Every time I get a cold I get a chest infection too.a chest complaint/problem (=something wrong with your chest and causing you pain)· Older people often suffer from chest complaints.a chest injury/wound· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.a chest X-ray (=a photograph of the inside of your chest, to see if it is healthy)· A chest X-ray showed that there was damage to his lungs.
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chest
[tʃest]
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chests[984]
胸部(66%),胸腔(17%),箱子(13%),金库(4%)
n.胸,胸部;衣柜;箱子;金库
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