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单词 midriff
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midriff

(mɪdrɪf)
Word forms: plural midriffs
countable noun [usually singular]
Someone's midriff is the middle part of their body, between their waist and their chest.
...the girl with the bare midriff.

midriff in British English

(ˈmɪdrɪf)
noun
1. 
a. 
the middle part of the human body, esp between waist and bust
b. 
(as modifier)
midriff bulge
2.  anatomy another name for the diaphragm (sense 1)
3. 
the part of a woman's garment covering the midriff
4.  US
a woman's garment which exposes the midriff
Word origin
Old English midhrif, from mid1 + hrif belly

midriff in American English

(ˈmɪdrɪf)
noun
1. 
diaphragm (sense 1)
2. 
a. 
the middle part of the torso, between the abdomen and the chest
b. 
that part of a woman's garment that covers this part, or that is cut away to expose it
adjective
3. 
designating or of a garment that bares this part
Word origin
ME mydrif < OE midhrif < midd- (see mid1) + hrif, belly (akin to OHG href, body) < IE base *krep-, body > L corpus

Examples of 'midriff' in a sentence
midriff

She was also snapped exposing her toned midriff while taking a telephone call.
The Sun (2017)
I had my midriff over her chest area.
The Sun (2016)
Turn up in a strapless dress or with a bare midriff and you will be sent packing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She teamed it with a jumper which showed off her toned midriff.
The Sun (2010)
She wore a dotty cropped top and grey trousers and delighted fans by giving a flash of her tanned and toned midriff.
The Sun (2013)
This season's bare midriff trend is all about the ribs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The return of the bare upper midriff, perhaps.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Can you still pull off a bare midriff past 39?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All tied up Dare to bare a tanned midriff.
The Sun (2012)
Pinch the upper arm, thigh or midriff.
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
Cue endless sit-ups and crunches in a bid to regain midriff tone.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Some, such as the bare midriff, come from the catwalk.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Not a good idea to bare your midriff once you're over 25 for another.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If you don't want to bare your midriff, layer a vest under a cropped top.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A bare midriff, as we all know, is about as appealing as a bare bottom.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

related words

technical name diaphragm

Nearby words of
midriff

  • middling
  • midget
  • midnight
  • midriff
  • midst
  • midway
  • mien

Synonyms of 'midriff'

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