单词 | chest |
释义 | chestchest /tʃest/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINchest ExamplesOrigin: Old English cest, from Latin cista ‘box, basket’, from Greek kiste ‘basket’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorbehaving as if you have a secret► secretive Collocations unwilling to let other people know what you are doing, or to give them information about yourself: · Years of living alone had made her secretive and unwilling to trust anyone.· Why did Stephen always have to be so secretive in his business dealings? · Much of the discussion focused upon North Korea's highly secretive nuclear program.secretive about: · Kath's very secretive about her past, isn't she? ► cagey informal unwilling to tell people definitely what your plans, intentions, or opinions are - use this especially when you cannot think of a good reason for someone doing this: · He gets very cagey whenever I ask him about his job.cagey about: · She's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think?play it cagey American: · Coach Bob Dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper. ► play your cards close to your chest British /play your cards close to your vest American if someone plays their cards close to their chest or vest , they do not allow other people to know what they are planning to do next: · Roslin, known for playing his cards close to his vest, declined to comment. ► furtive someone who is furtive or behaves in a furtive way looks as though they are keeping something secret, especially something wrong that they have done: · His movements were quick and furtive, and he spoke in a whisper.· Miss Baggely appeared unconfident, almost furtive.· The two girls exchanged furtive glances across the dinner table and tried hard not to giggle. ► secret doing something only in secret , so that other people do not know you are doing it: · I actually think he's probably a secret Republican voter.· He hid the fact that he was a secret drinker from his employees for many years. ► closet: closet alcoholic/homosexual/communist etc one who is secretly an alcoholic, homosexual etc: · He finally came out in 1998, after years as a closet homosexual. to tell someone what you are feeling► get something off your chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or annoying you for a long time so that you feel better afterwards: · I feel so much better now that I've got that off my chest.· Writing to you is a good way to get things off my chest. ► pour out your heart/soul to tell someone everything about some strong emotions that you are feeling, especially feelings of unhappiness: · Suddenly, Jason burst into tears and poured out his heart, telling his mother all about everything.pour out your heart/soul to: · I had no idea Kay was so unhappy until she poured out her soul to me last night. ► confide in to tell someone about something very private or secret, especially a personal problem, because you feel that you can trust them: · He was a good listener and Elinor found it easy to confide in him.confide in about: · He wanted desperately to confide in someone about his feelings of failure.confide in that: · Harriet confided in me that she and Mark were considering divorce. WORD SETS► HumanAB, nounabdomen, nounaccommodation, nounAchilles tendon, nounAdam's apple, nounadaptation, nounadenoids, nounadrenalin, nounairway, nounambidextrous, adjectiveanatomical, adjectiveankle, nounantibody, nounantigen, nounanus, nounanvil, nounaorta, nounappendix, nounarch, nounarmpit, nounarterial, adjectiveartery, nounatrium, nounbaby tooth, nounback, nounbackbone, nounbandy, adjectivebarrel-chested, adjectivebeat, verbbelly, nounbelly button, nounbicep, nounbig toe, nounbikini line, nounbile, nounbiological clock, nounbiorhythms, nounbiped, nounbladder, nounblind spot, nounblink, verbblink, nounblood count, nounblood group, nounblood pressure, nounbloodstream, nounblood type, nounblood vessel, nounBO, nounbody clock, nounbody odour, nounbone, nounbone marrow, nounbowel, nounbow legs, nounbrain, nounbrainwave, nounbreast, nounbreastbone, nounbristly, adjectivebronchial, adjectivebronchial tube, nounbrow, nounbuck teeth, nounbullnecked, adjectiveburp, verbbust, nounbuttock, nouncanine, nouncapillary, nouncardiac, adjectivecardio-, prefixcardiovascular, adjectivecarotid artery, nouncartilage, nouncentral nervous system, nouncerebellum, nouncerebral, adjectivecervical, adjectivecervix, nounchamber, nounchange of life, nouncheek, nouncheekbone, nounchest, nounchin, nouncirculation, nounclavicle, nouncleavage, nounclitoris, nounclose-set, adjectivecoccyx, nouncochlea, nouncock, nouncollarbone, nouncolon, nouncolour, nouncolour-blind, adjectiveconception, nouncone, nounconnective tissue, nouncoordination, nouncornea, nouncortex, nouncough, verbcough, nouncowlick, nouncranium, nouncrook, verbcrotch, nouncrow's feet, nouncrutch, nouncry, verbcuticle, noundandruff, noundeep-set, adjectivedefecate, verbdefence mechanism, noundental, adjectivedentine, nounderrière, noundiaphragm, noundigit, noundigital, adjectivedimple, noundisc, noundominant, adjectivedouble-jointed, adjectivedribble, verbdrool, verbduct, nounduodenum, nounear, nouneardrum, nounearhole, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbelbow, nounenamel, nounendocrine, adjectiveentrails, nounepidermis, nounepiglottis, nounerect, adjectiveerection, nounerogenous zone, nounexcrement, nounexcreta, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexpectorate, verbextremity, nouneye, nouneyebrow, nouneyelash, nouneyelid, nouneyesight, nouneye tooth, nounface, nounfallopian tube, nounfart, verbfart, nounfemur, nounfibre, nounfibula, nounfigure, nounfingernail, nounfingertip, nounfist, nounfive o'clock shadow, nounflat-chested, adjectivefoetal position, nounfolic acid, nounfollicle, nounforearm, nounforefinger, nounforehead, nounforeskin, nounframe, nounfunny bone, noungall bladder, noungallstone, noungastric, adjectivegenital, adjectivegenitals, noungland, nounglottis, noungonad, noungrey matter, noungroin, nounG-spot, noungullet, noungum, nounhair, nounhairless, adjectivehairy, adjectivehammer, nounhamstring, nounhand, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandlebar moustache, nounhead, nounheart, nounheel, nounhiccup, nounhiccup, verbhip, nounHomo sapiens, nounhumerus, nounhymen, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninbred, adjectiveincisor, nounindex finger, nouninherit, verbinstep, nounintestine, nounin vitro fertilization, nouniris, nounIVF, nounjaw, nounjawbone, nounjowl, nounkidney, nounknee, nounknee cap, nounknuckle, nounlap, nounlarge intestine, nounlarynx, nounlash, nounlaugh lines, nounlaughter lines, nounleft-handed, adjectivelefty, nounlens, nounlid, nounlifeblood, nounligament, nounlip, nounlittle finger, nounliver, nounlobe, nounlong-sighted, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelung, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmammary, adjectivemammary gland, nounmanual, adjectivemarrow, nounmasticate, verbmatrix, nounmelanin, nounmelatonin, nounmember, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmenstrual, adjectivemenstrual period, nounmenstruate, verbmiddle ear, nounmiddle finger, nounmidget, nounmidriff, nounmilk tooth, nounmind, nounmolar, nounmucous membrane, nounmuscle, nounnail, nounnape, nounnasal, adjectivenavel, nounnervous, adjectiveneurology, nounneuron, nounniacin, nounnipple, nounnode, nounnodule, nounnostril, nounocular, adjectiveoesophagus, nounoral, adjectiveovary, nounoverbite, nounoviduct, nounpalate, nounpalm, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpancreas, nounpassage, nounpatella, nounpectorals, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenetrate, verbpepsin, nounperiod, nounperiod pain, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphallus, nounpharynx, nounphlegm, nounphysical, adjectivephysiognomy, nounphysiology, nounphysique, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepit, nounpituitary, nounplacenta, nounplasma, nounplatelet, nounpore, nounpotbelly, nounpremenstrual, adjectiveprepubescent, adjectivepressure point, nounprimal, adjectiveprivate parts, nounprognathous, adjectiveprostate, nounpuberty, nounpubescent, adjectivepubic, adjectivepudendum, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulse, nounpupil, nounquad, nounquadruplet, nounquin, nounquintuplet, nounradius, nounreceptor, nounrecessive, adjectiverectal, adjectiverectum, nounred blood cell, nounREM sleep, nounrenal, adjectiveretina, nounRhesus factor, nounRH factor, nounrib, nounrib cage, nounright, adjectiveright-handed, adjectiveright-hander, nounrigor mortis, nounring finger, nounrod, nounRoman nose, nounround-shouldered, adjectiverun, verbsalivary gland, nounsallow, adjectivescalp, nounscaly, adjectivescapula, nounsciatic, adjectivescrotum, nounsemen, nounseminal, adjectivesense, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectivesextuplet, nounshank, nounshin, nounshinbone, nounshoulder, nounshoulder blade, nounside, nounsinew, nounsinus, nounskeletal, adjectiveskull, nounsleep, verbsleep, nounsmall intestine, nounsneeze, verbsneeze, nounsnub nose, nounsnub-nosed, adjectivesoft palate, nounsolar plexus, nounsole, nounsphincter, nounspinal, adjectivespinal column, nounspine, nounspit, verbspit, nounspittle, nounspleen, nounspotty, adjectivesputum, nounsternum, nounsteroid, nounstirrup, nounstomach, nounstool, nounstubble, nounsubcutaneous, adjectivesuck, verbsuckle, verbsuckling, nounsweat gland, nounsystem, nountailbone, nountan, verbtan, nountanned, adjectivetarsus, nountartar, nountaste bud, nountear, nounteardrop, nounteat, nountemple, nountendon, nountestes, nountesticle, nountestis, nountestosterone, nounthickset, adjectivethigh, nounthorax, nounthroat, nounthumb, nounthumbnail, nounthyroid, nountibia, nounticklish, adjectivetoe, nountoenail, nountongue, nountonsil, nountooth, nountorso, nountouch, nountrachea, nountriceps, nountrunk, nountympanum, nounulna, nounumbilical cord, nounurethra, nounuterus, nounuvula, nounvagina, nounvascular, adjectivevein, nounvenous, adjectiveventricle, nounvessel, nounvestibule, nounvital, adjectivevocal cords, nounvoice box, nounvulva, nounwaist, nounwall-eyed, adjectivewax, nounwhite, nounwhite blood cell, nounwindpipe, nounwisdom tooth, nounwomb, nounwrinkle, verbwrist, nounyawn, verbyawn, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives► broad Phrases· a tall man with a broad chest and shoulders ► powerful· His arms were folded across his powerful chest. ► muscular (=with big muscles)· His chest was tanned and muscular. ► hairy· His shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a hairy chest. ► bare (=not covered by clothes)· The workmen all had bare chests. ► bad (=one that is making you cough or giving you pain)· I'm not going running today - my chest is bad. ► weak (=one that often gets infections)· As a child her chest was weak. chest + NOUN► a chest pain· There are a number of causes of chest pain. ► a chest infection· Every time I get a cold I get a chest infection too. ► a chest complaint/problem (=something wrong with your chest and causing you pain)· Older people often suffer from chest complaints. ► a chest injury/wound· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident. ► a chest X-ray (=a photograph of the inside of your chest, to see if it is healthy)· A chest X-ray showed that there was damage to his lungs. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bullet enters somebody's chest/brain etc· There was a scar where the bullet had entered his shoulder. ► a bullet is lodged in somebody's chest/brain etc (=is stuck in that part of the body)· Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged in his neck. ► clasp somebody to your chest/bosom (=hold someone tightly with your arms) ► a chest cold (=affecting your chest)· He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold. ► chest/waist/knee etc high (=as high as your chest etc) The grass was knee-high. ► a chest infection (=an infection in the lungs)· I’ve got a bad cough, but the doctor says it isn’t a chest infection. ► somebody's waist/chest/leg etc measurement· What is his waist measurement? ► back/chest/stomach etc pain· Many people suffer from back pain. ► paralysed from the neck/chest/waist down► heart pounding in her chest She ran, her heart pounding in her chest. ► tap somebody on the shoulder/arm/chest etc He turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► bare· His almost bare chest and the high, curved horns he wears accentuate his height and his slender build.· She pictured his bare white chest, the fingers so thick and stubby for some one who made a living at dentistry.· Her hands spreading over my bare chest.· When Clark Gable removed his shirt to reveal a bare chest, sales of undershirts plummeted.· His bare, bony chest heaved.· Crushed against that bare muscular chest, his thighs hard against hers, she felt her head spin.· Five workmen stood near the heat, bare chests sweating, shoulders goose-pimpled.· His bare chest was bronzed and lightly coated with dark hair, darker than that on his head. ► close· He himself had other plans, although for the moment he was keeping them fairly close to his chest.· Lying as shown, raise the elbows, head and shoulders, bringing your chin as close to your chest as possible.· Data Connection, too, is playing its price-list close to its chest. ► wooden· Just occasionally, wooden chests were used as coffins, but only for very wealthy people.· I leave her my two good leather suitcases in the wooden chest near the front door.· There had been no attempts on the jewels, which remained unmolested in their wooden chest.· They painted murals on the walls, foliage on the ceilings, and patterns on wooden chests.· In a corner of Frankie's room stood a large wooden chest whose drawers were too stiff for him to open.· They had a wooden chest for their clothes.· He put them all away in the big wooden chest.· A fine old wooden chest covered with intricate brass, nail-head designs was discovered, cleaned and placed in the hall. NOUN► infection· A sick Gooch should not have played in Calcutta with a debilitating virus which developed into a chest infection.· They include poor growth, recurrent chest infections, chronic diarrhoea and skin infections.· She had been admitted suffering from a chest infection.· A chest infection turned into pneumonia.· The commonest symptom is a persistent cough, with frequent bouts of chest infection.· The youngsters had a severe chest infection when he arrived ten days ago which delayed treatment.· The Castleford star took medicine for a throat and chest infection before the second Test in Auckland.· Because there's a constant risk of chest infection, antibiotics are usually given at the first sign of a temperature. ► injury· A 64-year-old woman dies of chest injuries from an airbag deployment. 1991· Mr Dye is in intensive care with head injuries while Mr Nolan has chest injuries.· Pathologist's reports established the cause of death as extensive chest injuries.· Mr Kirwan was treated at Redcar where he is understood to have suffered a minor chest injury.· One glance told Rachel the pilot had sustained serious chest injuries.· Father-of-three Andrew Cockle, 31, was taken to hospital with neck and chest injuries but died after emergency surgery. ► medicine· It was well fitted out, with a formidable medicine chest.· Dana fights his way through the protocol surrounding the medicine chest, has a recipe drawn up, and delivers his balm.· Only, there on its side on top of the medicine chest was an unstoppered bottle.· Both statements agree: Get your vitamins and minerals from your plate, not your medicine chest.· The home medicine chest Every Koi keeper should have one of these, stored in a cool, dark place.· Under his bed he had a complete medicine chest, full of stuff given him by a veterinary friend in Palm Beach. ► pain· Edrophonium was given to the first 21 patients referred with non-cardiac chest pain.· The patient may or may not have palpitations or chest pain associated with the attack.· One resident was taken to hospital with chest pains as a precautionary measure but was released after a check-up.· Was there any chest pain, palpitation, or shortness of breath just before consciousness was lost?· She returned to the hospital in the early hours of Saturday 4 July complaining of increased chest pains.· I had the feeling I was disappointing him, and it filled me with a dull continuous inner chest pain.· A barium meal confirmed a hiatus hernia but the chest pain continued to infiltrate my left arm.· Sore muscles are not the only possibility to explain cough and chest pain. ► tea· In the same tea chest he came across a cube-shaped case made of orange plastic.· He fell on to the tea chest.· He rested his hand on a cardboard box behind the tea chest and pushed himself up.· On the left, near the end of the gangway, was a blue suitcase resting on top of a tea chest. ► treasure· They are regions of huge biological diversity, a treasure chest of invaluable worth, representing 60 million years of evolution.· Charleston is a treasure chest of period architecture and a mecca for antiques buffs.· There was no church treasure chest as Gabriel had hoped.· The activity is marred by the inexplicable appearance of treasure chests that spew inane facts.· This is a utilitarian relationship with nature, in which it becomes a treasure chest of consumer goodies.· Decorate the room with a treasure chest, and the children all look for hidden treasure when they arrive.· Again, she was festooned with the contents of the treasure chest - the terrible red leather box.· This site is a real treasure chest enabling us to find wonderful gems and make good use of them. ► war· Clinton has a full war chest and no Democratic opponent to worry about.· The dairymen accumulated a war chest of $ 1 million, and spread half of it in congressional elections.· Lockyer is better known statewide and commands a heftier campaign war chest than Calderon.· The example of Phil Gramm, who had a large war chest but could not move voters, buttressed his argument.· Much of that money already was in the Clinton-Gore war chest.· Martin's campaign war chest enjoys strong support from industry, including mine managers and safety officers.· It has a war chest of $ 40 million to spend each year on advertising.· And he still has a war chest of $ 263, 417. VERB► clasp· His hands clasped tightly in front of his chest.· She instinctively shrunk back against the wall, her hands clasped tightly against her chest. ► clutch· He collapses to the ground, clutching at his chest as his back arches.· He dropped to the ground, clutching his chest.· Nell clutched at her chest, trying to stem the rising swell of nausea.· But as he turned to flee, Derek slumped at the wheel, clutching his chest.· Cardiff looked at the blood on his hand, where he had been clutching his chest.· The broken whisky-bottle neck fell to the carpet and he clutched at his chest, as if in imitation of Cardiff.· Philpott clutched his chest in agony. ► fall· Straighten both legs and stretch right out of your hips; straighten the spine and let your chin fall to your chest.· She gulped and took a deep breath before falling against Nathan's chest.· I placed my hand among the grey curlicues of Hugh's fallen chest.· His head fell forward on his chest.· Once his head began to fall on to his chest but he jerked it up again. ► feel· He hardly moved it in my chest but it felt like liquid fire.· My head was resting against his chest and I felt his heart beating against my eye and cheek.· His chest hurt and he felt sick, as if some one had just kicked him in the gut.· I felt something real heavy on my chest.· Her hands tensed against the solid wall of his chest, feeling the warm, muscular tautness of him.· My chest feels suddenly empty, in spite of the pressure.· Fogarty felt the blood rise in his chest, felt needed. ► fold· One hand bore the rosary; the other was folded across his chest in a gesture of welcome.· He was dressed in radiant white vestments and his hands were folded on his chest.· I checked his fingers for the red dye, but they were clean, folded on his chest, lifeless.· He stood gazing off into vistas, legs apart, arms folded across his chest and thought deep thoughts. ► hit· Mr Coyle was fatally hit in the chest.· When he was 19, three bullets for ever changed his life, hitting his chest, neck, head.· Mine was hitting my chest in a frenzy!· He usually hit the chest, and our teeth bared as the hilt of the bayonet quivered in the dummy.· I struck out feebly in self-defence and hit him across the chest, which increased his rage.· His parents were told at first that he was hit in the chest during a gun battle.· It hit him in the chest.· He was hit in the chest and died instantly along with about 28 others. ► hold· Doyle was flung back across the table, a milk bottle exploding in the bag he held across his chest.· I saw our lieutenant run toward me, holding his chest with both hands.· He carried his one camera, a twin-reflex Rolleiflex, the sort that is held against the chest, over his shoulder.· I wrapped him in my shirt and held him to my chest.· Mrs Wright had a coughing fit, holding her chest and her eyes watering.· That morning he woke up holding his chest, thinking it was heartburn.· He tried to hold a sea chest, but his hands passed through it as through something slightly thicker than water. ► pound· John's heart was pounding out of his chest.· The Cowboys will sense it and start to pound their chests and dig in.· My heart was pounding in my chest, the mosquitoes and everything else forgotten.· Her heart was pounding in her chest.· Why did her mouth go dry and her treacherous heart start pounding away inside her chest like war drums in the jungle? ► puff· The males responded by puffing up their chests and circling slowly towards each other.· It puffed its chest, raised its upper body, and threw back the head in a gesture of defiance.· He puffed up his chest like an exotic bird engaged in a courtship dance.· At the fence, he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out. ► shoot· After being shot in the chest and back and attacked with machetes, Peter Pegnado, 31, jumped into his car.· The one who got shot in the chest when Special Branch and MIs tried to pick him up in Bayswater.· He's been shot twice in the chest and is in pretty bad shape.· He shot him in the chest, he went down on the ground.· The boy, Muhammad Arrar, was shot in the chest and killed.· But the gunman suddenly turned round, took careful aim and shot Jamie in the chest.· She says he was shot in the chest.· She felt it pause in her belly and then shoot out from her chest and from the top of her head. ► tap· Franco released him from his embrace, tapped him on the chest and dropped his tone of ghastly jocularity.· I suddenly felt tapping on my chest.· He did a routine exam, listening to me breathe and tapping on my chest. ► thump· He felt his heart thumping inside his chest.· He could hear only his own wheezing, and feel only the thumping in his chest.· He was hardly aware of lurching downstairs and into the sharp rain, binoculars thumping his chest.· She thumped her chest with her fist.· Paige sat up, ice in her stomach, her heart thumping sickeningly in her chest.· Polly felt as though her heart was still thumping in her chest and she still felt horribly sick.· He sat down on the bed, his hands in his lap, his heart thumping in his chest. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► get something off your chest 1the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach → breast: Her heart was pounding in her chest. a hairy chestchest pain/infection/injury He collapsed with severe chest pains. → flat-chested2a large strong box that you use to store things in or to move your personal possessions from one place to another: a large wooden chest → chest of drawers, tea chest, war chest3get something off your chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwardsCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesbroad· a tall man with a broad chest and shoulderspowerful· His arms were folded across his powerful chest.muscular (=with big muscles)· His chest was tanned and muscular.hairy· His shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a hairy chest.bare (=not covered by clothes)· The workmen all had bare chests.bad (=one that is making you cough or giving you pain)· I'm not going running today - my chest is bad.weak (=one that often gets infections)· As a child her chest was weak.chest + NOUNa chest pain· There are a number of causes of chest pain.a chest infection· Every time I get a cold I get a chest infection too.a chest complaint/problem (=something wrong with your chest and causing you pain)· Older people often suffer from chest complaints.a chest injury/wound· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.a chest X-ray (=a photograph of the inside of your chest, to see if it is healthy)· A chest X-ray showed that there was damage to his lungs.
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