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stomach/ˈstʌmək/ n. & v.●n. 1a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine 胃 b any of several such organs in animals, esp. ruminants, in which there are four (cf. 参见 RUMEN, RETICULUM, OMASUM, ABOMASUM) (动物尤指反刍动物的)胃 2a the belly, abdomen, or lower front of the body 肚子；腹部 pit of the stomach 心窝 b a protuberant belly 凸出的腹部 what a stomach he has got! 他的肚子真大！ 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for)a an appetite (for food) (对于食物的)胃口 b liking, readiness, or inclination (for controversy, conflict, danger, or an undertaking) (对于争论、冲突、危险或事业的)爱好，欲望 had no stomach for the fight 对打架没兴趣 ●v. tr. 1 find sufficiently palatable to swallow or keep down 吃下，能吃 2 submit to or endure (an affront etc.) 承受；忍受(侮辱等) usu. with neg. 通常与否定词连用 : cannot stomach it 对此无法忍受 □ on an empty stomach not having eaten recently 饿着肚子 □ on a full stomach soon after a large meal 饱着肚子 □ stomachful n. (pl. -fuls)□ stomachless adj.[Middle English stomak via Old French stomaque, estomac and Latin stomachus from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’] |