breast

英 [brest]

美 [brest]

n.  (女子的)乳房; (男子的)退化乳房; 胸部; 胸脯
v.  登上…的顶部; 挺胸从…中挤过

复数：breasts　过去式：breasted　现在分词：breasting　过去分词：breasted　第三人称单数：breasts　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2793 / COCA.1652

习惯用语

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

牛津词典

noun

身体部位 part of body
• （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
  1. She put the baby to her breast.
     她开始给婴儿哺乳。
  2. breast cancer
     乳腺癌
  3. breast milk
     母乳
• （男子的）退化乳房
  the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk
• 胸部；胸脯
  the top part of the front of your body, below your neck
  1. She cradled the child against her breast.
     她把孩子抱在胸前。
衣服 clothing
• 前胸部分
  the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest
  1. 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
• （鸟的）胸部
  the front part of a bird's body
  1. breast feathers
     胸部羽毛
  2. The robin has a red breast.
     知更鸟的胸部为红色。
肉 meat
• （鸟或动物的）胸脯肉
  meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal
  1. chicken/turkey breasts
     鸡 / 火鸡胸脯肉
  2. breast of lamb
     羊羔胸脯肉
有…胸脯 -breasted
• 胸脯（或乳房）…的
  having the type of chest or breasts mentioned
  1. a small-breasted/full-breasted woman
     乳房小 / 丰满的女子
  2. bare-breasted
     裸胸
  3. the yellow-breasted male of the species
     这个物种中有黄色胸部的雄性
心 heart
• 心窝；情感
  the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be
  1. a troubled breast
     忧虑的心情

verb

• 登上…的顶部
  to reach the top of a hill, etc.
  1. 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。
• 挺胸从…中挤过
  to push through sth, touching it with your chest
  1. He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.
     他挺胸顶着波浪大步走进海里。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （妇女的）乳房
  A woman'sbreastsare the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
  1. She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...
     她穿了一件露乳沟的低胸连衣裙。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 胸；胸部；胸膛
  A person'sbreastis the upper part of his or her chest.
  1. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
     他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。
• N-COUNT 胸怀；内心
  Thebreastis often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are.
  1. The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration...
     这首诗激发了他的灵感。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT （鸟类的）胸脯
  A bird'sbreastis the front part of its body.
  1. 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。
• N-SING （衬衫、夹克或外套的）胸部
  Thebreastof a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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 asbreast.
  1. ...a chicken breast with vegetables.
     鸡脯肉拌蔬菜
  2. ...breast of lamb.
     羊胸肉
• See also:double-breastedsingle-breasted
• PHRASE 捶胸（表示气愤或悲伤）
  If you say that someonebeatstheirbreast, 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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 坦白；如实承认
  If youmake a clean breast ofsomething, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
• the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
  1. he beat his breast in anger
  Synonym:chest
• either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
  Synonym:bosomknockerboobtittitty
• meat carved from the breast of a fowl
  Synonym:white meat

verb

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet.
  邦伯里手伸进前胸口袋里摸索钱包。
• Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon
  乳腺癌在年轻女子当中并不常见。
• The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
  乳腺癌的发病率随年龄增长而递增。
• He has a bullet wound in the left breast.
  他左胸上有一处枪伤。
• 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。
• 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。
• He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
  他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。
• 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。