under-bellyn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəˌbɛli/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌbɛli/

Forms: Also underbelly.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c).

a. A pouch or bag under the belly of an animal; the belly or underside of an animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > belly > lower belly

under-belly1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 20 Vnderneath the common belly, there was a skinne like a bagge or scrip, wherin she keepeth..her young ones,..so that the same vnderbelly is her best remedie..to preserue her young ones.

1963 Listener 10 Jan. 65/2 I creep along on my cat's underbelly Nursing the floor for smells.

b. transferred, esp. of motor vehicles. Cf. underbody n. 2, 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuselage > lower part of

chassis1903

belly1917

under-belly1960

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > body or bodywork > under-body

underbody1904

under-belly1960

1960 Times 3 Mar. 8/6 Both propellers were buckled and the front underbelly was severely dented.

1964 S. Bellow Herzog 327 The great car got up the hill slowly, scraping its underbelly on rocks.

2. figurative.

a. A vulnerable part, esp. in soft underbelly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > vulnerable part, thing, or person

gap1548

weak link1581

subjecta1593

sitting1618

blota1657

soft spot1770

Achilles heel1839

sick man1853

soft underbelly1942

1942 W. S. Churchill in Hansard Commons 11 Nov. 28 We make this wide encircling movement in the Mediterranean..having for its object the exposure of the under-belly of the Axis, especially Italy, to heavy attack.

1949 Life 31 Oct. 36/2 An all-out attack on the ‘soft under~belly’ of socialism.

1959 E. H. Clements High Tension vii. 130 The educational organisation..attacked the soft under-belly of the nation: the children.

1976 J. Crosby Snake (1977) x. 45 She was..sticking her knife into the disgusting underbelly of male chauvinism, and..into the soft underbelly of capitalism.

1980 Encounter May 86/2 The plan was to..punch their way through the soft, unsuspecting underbelly of Iran.

b. The underside or inferior part of something, which is often unnoticed or concealed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > hidden tendency or activity

under-water1618

undercurrent1792

undertow1817

underplay1845

underswell1849

nigger in the fence1850

nigger in the woodpile1852

underflow1854

—— in the woodpile1857

undernote1857

undertone1861

underdrift1891

under-belly1962

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [noun] > aspect of something

seamy sidea1616

under-belly1962

1962 Listener 6 Dec. 957/2 It is a picaresque language from the under-belly of a culture, the speech of people on the move..of the wagon, railroad, and camp.

1962 Listener 27 Dec. 1106/3 The many programmes of popular music, the under-belly, so to speak, of the broadcast structure.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 21 Aug. 16/3 What we're seeing is the underbelly of some of the great legends of American history.

1981 ‘D. Jordan’ Double Red ix. 97 The seamy underbelly of American capitalism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-belly
释义	under-bellyn. Brit. /ˈʌndəˌbɛli/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌbɛli/ Forms: Also underbelly. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c). 1. a. A pouch or bag under the belly of an animal; the belly or underside of an animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > belly > lower belly under-belly1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 20 Vnderneath the common belly, there was a skinne like a bagge or scrip, wherin she keepeth..her young ones,..so that the same vnderbelly is her best remedie..to preserue her young ones. 1963 Listener 10 Jan. 65/2 I creep along on my cat's underbelly Nursing the floor for smells. b. transferred, esp. of motor vehicles. Cf. underbody n. 2, 3b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuselage > lower part of chassis1903 belly1917 under-belly1960 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > body or bodywork > under-body underbody1904 under-belly1960 1960 Times 3 Mar. 8/6 Both propellers were buckled and the front underbelly was severely dented. 1964 S. Bellow Herzog 327 The great car got up the hill slowly, scraping its underbelly on rocks. 2. figurative. a. A vulnerable part, esp. in soft underbelly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > vulnerable part, thing, or person gap1548 weak link1581 subjecta1593 sitting1618 blota1657 soft spot1770 Achilles heel1839 sick man1853 soft underbelly1942 1942 W. S. Churchill in Hansard Commons 11 Nov. 28 We make this wide encircling movement in the Mediterranean..having for its object the exposure of the under-belly of the Axis, especially Italy, to heavy attack. 1949 Life 31 Oct. 36/2 An all-out attack on the ‘soft under~belly’ of socialism. 1959 E. H. Clements High Tension vii. 130 The educational organisation..attacked the soft under-belly of the nation: the children. 1976 J. Crosby Snake (1977) x. 45 She was..sticking her knife into the disgusting underbelly of male chauvinism, and..into the soft underbelly of capitalism. 1980 Encounter May 86/2 The plan was to..punch their way through the soft, unsuspecting underbelly of Iran. b. The underside or inferior part of something, which is often unnoticed or concealed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > hidden tendency or activity under-water1618 undercurrent1792 undertow1817 underplay1845 underswell1849 nigger in the fence1850 nigger in the woodpile1852 underflow1854 —— in the woodpile1857 undernote1857 undertone1861 underdrift1891 under-belly1962 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [noun] > aspect of something seamy sidea1616 under-belly1962 1962 Listener 6 Dec. 957/2 It is a picaresque language from the under-belly of a culture, the speech of people on the move..of the wagon, railroad, and camp. 1962 Listener 27 Dec. 1106/3 The many programmes of popular music, the under-belly, so to speak, of the broadcast structure. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 21 Aug. 16/3 What we're seeing is the underbelly of some of the great legends of American history. 1981 ‘D. Jordan’ Double Red ix. 97 The seamy underbelly of American capitalism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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