1 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] (妇女的)乳房 A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby. (妇女的)乳房
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She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts.
她穿了一件露乳沟的低胸连衣裙。
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As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.
我刚出生的宝宝蜷伏在我胸前,细小的手指触碰着我的肌肤。
2 N-COUNT 胸;胸部;胸膛 A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest. 胸;胸部;胸膛 [literary]
3 N-COUNT [usually with poss] 胸怀;内心 The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are. 胸怀;内心 [literary]
4 N-COUNT (鸟类的)胸脯 A bird's breast is the front part of its body. (鸟类的)胸脯
5 N-SING (衬衫、夹克或外套的)胸部 The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest. (衬衫、夹克或外套的)胸部
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He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat.
他离开遮阳篷,手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
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He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.
他把手伸进胸前口袋里拿雪茄烟盒。
6 N-VAR (禽鸟或羊的)胸脯肉 You can refer to piece of meat that is cut from the front of a bird or lamb as breast. (禽鸟或羊的)胸脯肉
7 See also: double-breasted single-breasted
8 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 捶胸(表示气愤或悲伤) 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. 捶胸(表示气愤或悲伤) [emphasis]
9 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 坦白;如实承认 If you make a clean breast of something, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done. 坦白;如实承认
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