| 释义 |
breast/brest/ n. & v.●n. 1a either of two milk-secreting organs on the upper front of a woman's body 乳房 b the corresponding usu. rudimentary part of a man's body 胸脯(男性退化乳房) 2a the upper front part of a human body; the chest (人的)前胸；胸部 b the corresponding part of an animal (动物的)胸脯 3 the part of a garment that covers the breast 上衣的前胸 4 the breast as a source of nourishment or emotion 营养的来源；情愫 ●v. tr. 1 face, meet in full opposition 挺胸面对；挺胸相迎 breast the wind 顶风前进 2 contend with 与…搏斗；毅然对抗 breast it out against difficulties 勇敢地与困难作斗争 3 reach the top of (a hill) 攀登至(山)顶 □ breast the tape see 见 TAPE □ make a clean breast of (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 make a clean breast of it) confess fully 彻底坦白，完全承认 □ breasted adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)[Old English brēost, from Germanic] |