1 N-COUNT 软肋;最薄弱的环节;最易受攻击的部分 The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized. 软肋;最薄弱的环节;最易受攻击的部分
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The ANC are attacking rugby because it is the soft underbelly of South African sport. [+ of]
橄榄球运动在“非国大”受到抨击,因为它是南非体育的软肋。
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Inadvertent disclosures by judges sometimes offer an extraordinary glimpse of the legal system's underbelly.
法官无意中透露的一些情况有时能见微知著地揭示出司法制度的薄弱之处。
2 N-COUNT (动物的)下腹部;(交通工具的)底部,下部 The underbelly of an animal or a vehicle is the underneath part of it. (动物的)下腹部;(交通工具的)底部,下部
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