[N-COUNT 可数名词](妇女的)乳房 A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
[oft poss N]
She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...
她穿了一件露乳沟的低胸连衣裙。
As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.
我刚出生的宝宝蜷伏在我胸前,细小的手指触碰着我的肌肤。
-breasted
She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.
她身材苗条但结实,乳房丰满。
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]胸;胸部;胸膛 A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest.
[poss N]
[LITERARY 文]
He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。
3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]胸怀;内心 The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are.
[usu with poss]
[LITERARY 文]
The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration...
这首诗激发了他的灵感。
The battle roared; a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier.
战场上吼声震天,意在唤起士兵们最昂扬的斗志。
4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟类的)胸脯 A bird's breast is the front part of its body.
The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
这只公鸡胸部羽毛呈浅栗色,带有白色细条纹。
-breasted
...flocks of red-breasted parrots.
成群的红胸鹦鹉
5
[N-SING 单数名词](衬衫、夹克或外套的)胸部 The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest.
[the N]
He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat...
他离开遮阳篷,手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.
他把手伸进胸前口袋里拿雪茄烟盒。
6
[N-VAR 可变名词](禽鸟或羊的)胸脯肉 You can refer to piece of meat that is cut from the front of a bird or lamb as breast.
...a chicken breast with vegetables.
鸡脯肉拌蔬菜
...breast of lamb.
羊胸肉
7
See also:
double-breasted
;
single-breasted
;
8
[PHRASE 短语]捶胸(表示气愤或悲伤) If you say that someone beats their breast, you are emphasizing that they are very angry or upset about something, or that they are pretending to be very angry or upset about it.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.
总裁捶胸顿足,称那是个错误的交易。
9
[PHRASE 短语]坦白;如实承认 If you make a clean breast of something, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done.
[V inflects]
I might as well make a clean breast of it. I have been living as a woman since 1975.
我还是坦白的好。我从1975起就变成女人了。
Oxford
breast★/brest; NAmEbrest/
noun
,
verb
breastbreastsbreastedbreastingnoun★part of body 身体部位1★[countable ]either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby (女子的)乳房◆She put the baby to her breast.她开始给婴儿哺乳。◆breast cancer乳腺癌◆breast milk母乳2★[countable ]the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk (男子的)退化乳房3[countable ]( literary) the top part of the front of your body, below your neck 胸部;胸脯SYN
chest
◆He cradled the child against his breast.他把孩子抱在怀里。clothing 衣服4[countable ]the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest 前胸部份◆A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.他的外套胸前别着一排勋章。of bird 鸟5[countable ]the front part of a bird's body (鸟的)胸部◆breast feathers胸部羽毛◆The robin has a red breast.知更鸟的胸部为红色。meat 肉6[countable , uncountable ]meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal (鸟或动物的)胸脯肉◆chicken/turkey breasts鸡╱火鸡胸脯肉◆breast of lamb羊羔胸脯肉-breasted 有…胸脯7( in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of chest or breastsmentioned 胸脯(或乳房)…的◆a small-breasted/full-breastedwoman 乳房小╱丰满的女子◆bare-breasted裸胸◆the yellow-breasted male of the species这个物种中有黄色胸部的雄性☞see also
double-breasted
,
single-breasted
heart 心8[countable ]( literary) the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be 心窝;情感◆a troubled breast忧虑的心情☞see also
chimney breast
IDIOMsee
beat
v.,
clean
adj.verb( formal) 1breaststh to reach the top of a hill, etc. 登上…的顶部◆As they breasted the ridge, they saw the valley and lake before them.他们到达山脊时山谷和湖泊尽收眼底。2breaststh to push through sth, touching it with your chest 挺胸从…中挤过◆He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.他挺胸顶着波浪大步走进海里。breast/brest; NAmEbrest/
LDC
breast1 noun
breast2 verb
breastbreast1 /brest/ ●●●S3 noun
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1woman’s body [countable] one of the two round raised parts on a woman’s chest that produce milk when she has a baby: These bras are specially designed for women with large breasts.breast milkbreast cancerbare-breasted/small-breasted etc2chest [countable] written the part of your body between your neck and your stomach: Dick cradled her photograph against his breast.3bird [countable] the front part of a bird’s body, below its neck: a robin with a red breastred-breasted/white-breasted etc red-breasted geese4meat [uncountable] meat that comes from the front part of the body of a bird such as a chicken: turkey breast5clothes [countable usually singular] the part of a jacket, shirt etc that covers the top part of your chest →
double-breasted
, single-breasted
6make a clean breast of it/things to admit that you have done something wrong7emotions [countable] literary where your feelings of sadness, love, anger, fear etc come from: a troubled breast → beat your breast
at beat1(31)
, → chimney breast
breast1 noun
breast2 verb
breastbreast2 verb [transitive] formal
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1to reach the top of a hill or slope2to push against something with your chest
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