breast

美 [brest]英 [brest]
  • n.(女子的)乳房;(鸟的)胸部;胸部;胸脯(或乳房)…的;胸脯;(鸟或动物的)胸脯肉;心窝;前胸部分;(男子的)退化乳房
  • vt.登上…的顶部;挺胸从…中挤过

复数: breasts

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noun

身体部位 part of body

1

(女子的)乳房
either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby

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

(男子的)退化乳房
the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk

3

胸部;胸脯
the top part of the front of your body, below your neck

She cradled the child against her breast.

她把孩子抱在胸前。

衣服 clothing

4

前胸部分
the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest

A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.

他的外套胸前别着一排勋章。

鸟 of bird

5

(鸟的)胸部
the front part of a bird's body

breast feathers

胸部羽毛

The robin has a red breast.

知更鸟的胸部为红色。

肉 meat

6

(鸟或动物的)胸脯肉
meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal

chicken/turkey breasts

鸡 / 火鸡胸脯肉

breast of lamb

羊羔胸脯肉

有…胸脯 -breasted

7

胸脯(或乳房)…的
having the type of chest or breasts mentioned

a small-breasted/full-breasted woman

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

心 heart

8

心窝;情感
the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be

a troubled breast

忧虑的心情

习语

to show that you feel sorry about sth that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way

to tell the truth about sth so that you no longer feel guilty

verb

1

登上…的顶部
to reach the top of a hill, etc.

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。

2

挺胸从…中挤过
to push through sth, touching it with your chest

He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.

他挺胸顶着波浪大步走进海里。

breast

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (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.

    She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...

    她穿了一件露乳沟的低胸连衣裙。

  • She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.

    她身材苗条但结实,乳房丰满。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 胸;胸部;胸膛
    A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest.

    He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.

    他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 胸怀;内心
    The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are.

    The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration...

    这首诗激发了他的灵感。

  • 5
    N-COUNT (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。

  • ...flocks of red-breasted parrots.

    成群的红胸鹦鹉

  • 7
    N-SING (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.

    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。

  • 8
    N-VAR (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

  • 9
    See also:double-breasted;single-breasted

  • 10
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 11
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

noun

1
the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
2
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
he beat his breast in anger
Synonym: chest
3
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
Synonym: bosom knocker boob tit titty
4
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
Synonym: white meat

verb

1
confront bodily
breast the storm
Synonym: front
2
reach the summit (of a mountain)
They breasted the mountain
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit
Synonym: summit
3
meet at breast level
The runner breasted the tape

数据来源:WordNet

  1. I kept the list in my breast pocket .

    我把名单放在了胸部的衣兜里。

  2. 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。

  3. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country .

    乳腺癌是这个国家妇女中最常见的一种癌症。

  4. She put the baby to her breast .

    她开始给婴儿哺乳。

  5. She could feel a lump in her breast .

    她摸到自己的乳房上有一个肿块。

  6. The baby sucked at its mother 's breast .

    婴儿在吮吸母亲的奶。

  7. Check your breasts for lumps every month .

    每月要检查一次乳房是否有肿块。

  8. A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat .

    他的外套胸前别着一排勋章。

  9. She cradled the child against her breast .

    她把孩子抱在胸前。

  10. This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk

    这种特殊形态的维生素D天然存在于母乳中。

  11. The incidence of breast cancer increases with age .

    乳腺癌的发病率随年龄增长而递增。

  12. 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。

  13. Milk from the mother 's breast is a perfect food for the human baby .

    母乳是宝宝的最佳食品。

  14. Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon

    乳腺癌在年轻女子当中并不常见。

  15. We are delighted to see the Sunday Times running a long feature on breast cancer .

    我们高兴地看到《星期天时报》发表了有关乳腺癌的长篇专题文章。

  16. Her mother died of breast cancer

    她母亲死于乳腺癌。

  17. A woman can choose to have breast implants .

    女人可以选择进行隆胸。

  18. The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration

    这首诗激发了他的灵感。

  19. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US

    肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。

  20. She had localized breast cancer and both of her doctors had advised surgery

    她的乳癌尚未扩散,两位主刀医生均建议她动手术。

  21. How can any woman rest easy now , knowing her breast cancer may be misdiagnosed ?

    知道自己的乳腺癌可能被误诊,哪个女人能不担心呢?

  22. With breast cancer , as with many common diseases , there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon

    对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说,目前还看不到有明显的突破。

  23. 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。

  24. Kate Jackson is expecting her first child at 43 — two years after beating breast cancer .

    凯特·杰克逊在43岁的时候怀上了第一个孩子——那时她战胜乳腺癌已经有两年了。

  25. She spent hours practising the breast stroke .

    她花了数小时练习蛙泳。

  26. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture .

    他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。

  27. Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet .

    邦伯里手伸进前胸口袋里摸索钱包。

  28. 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。

  29. Marinade the chicken breasts in the tandoori paste

    把鸡胸脯肉放入唐杜里烧烤酱里腌泡。

  30. He has a bullet wound in the left breast .

    他左胸上有一处枪伤。

  • 习语

n.

beat your breast

捶胸顿足(尤指对自己的作为刻意表示悲伤或愧疚)
to show that you feel sorry about sth that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way

make a clean breast of sth

彻底坦白;如实供认;把…和盘托出
to tell the truth about sth so that you no longer feel guilty