[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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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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