英语词汇“breast”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

breast

(brest )

Word forms: breasts

1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1

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.

As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.

-breasted combining form

She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.

2. countable noun

A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest. [literary]

He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.

3. countable noun [usually with poss]

The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are. [literary]

The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration.

...a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier.

4. countable noun

A bird's breast is the front part of its body.

The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.

-breasted combining form

...flocks of red-breasted parrots.

5. singular noun

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.

He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.

6. variable noun

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.

...breast of lamb. [+ of]

7. See also double-breasted, single-breasted

8. to beat one's breast phrase [VERB inflects]

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. [emphasis]

The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.

9. to make a clean breast of it phrase [VERB inflects]

If you make a clean breast of something, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done.

The company had made a clean breast of all its recent problems.

Idioms:

make a clean breast of something

to start to be completely truthful about something, so that you can begin to deal properly with a problem

If you make a clean breast of your problems, creditors, whether secured or unsecured, are much more likely to deal fairly and leniently with you.

beat your breast or beat your chest

to show regret or anger very publicly about something that has gone wrong in a way that is usually not sincere

He is very thoughtful with the players. He doesn't go around beating his chest all the time. He knows when a quiet chat is what's needed.

His pious breast-beating on behalf of the working classes was transparently bogus, but it was a clever public relations job.

Translations:

Chinese: 乳房

Japanese: 乳房

单词	breast
释义	breast (brest ) Word forms: breasts 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1 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. As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin. -breasted combining form She was slim and muscular and full-breasted. 2. countable noun A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest. [literary] He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture. 3. countable noun [usually with poss] The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are. [literary] The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration. ...a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier. 4. countable noun A bird's breast is the front part of its body. The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut. -breasted combining form ...flocks of red-breasted parrots. 5. singular noun 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. He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case. 6. variable noun 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. ...breast of lamb. [+ of] 7. See also double-breasted, single-breasted 8. to beat one's breast phrase [VERB inflects] 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. [emphasis] The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake. 9. to make a clean breast of it phrase [VERB inflects] If you make a clean breast of something, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done. The company had made a clean breast of all its recent problems. Idioms: make a clean breast of something to start to be completely truthful about something, so that you can begin to deal properly with a problem If you make a clean breast of your problems, creditors, whether secured or unsecured, are much more likely to deal fairly and leniently with you. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers beat your breast or beat your chest to show regret or anger very publicly about something that has gone wrong in a way that is usually not sincere He is very thoughtful with the players. He doesn't go around beating his chest all the time. He knows when a quiet chat is what's needed. His pious breast-beating on behalf of the working classes was transparently bogus, but it was a clever public relations job. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 乳房 Japanese: 乳房
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