引言：

breast，竟然还有“蛙泳”的意思~~

breast /brest/

noun

1

[C] （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。

2

[C] （男子的）退化乳房

the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk

3

[C] (literary) 胸部；胸脯

the top part of the front of your body, below your neck

同义词： chest

She cradled the child against her breast.

她把孩子抱在胸前。

4

[C] 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。

5

[C] （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。

6

[C, U] （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

7

(in adjectives 构成形容词) 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

8

[C] (literary) 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

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

verb

[VN] (formal)

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。

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