stom·ach

noun

/ˈstʌmək/

Idioms

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the organ inside the body where food goes when you eat it胃
- stomach pains/cramps胃疼；胃绞痛
- an upset stomach胃部不适
- (British English also) a stomach upset拉肚子
- It's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).空腹不宜喝酒。
- You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.你不应该吃饱了就运动。
Collocations Physical appearance
Physical appearance
- A person may be described as having:
Eyes
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
see also tummy
Extra Examples
- A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach.她感到胃里一阵翻江倒海。
- He had a hangover, so he ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach.他有一点儿宿醉，所以点了三明治让胃舒服一点。
- He had a stomach upset.他胃不舒服。
- He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.他一股脑把胃里的东西都吐了出来。
- Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.在鲨鱼胃内发现了人的尸骨。
- I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared.我怕得要命，心揪得紧紧的。
- It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.听到这样愚蠢的看法，我感到恶心。
- My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.又一个大浪打到船上，我感到胃部一阵发颤。
- She's been off work with an upset stomach.她因胃部不适没来上班。
- The drug can cause mild stomach upset.这种药会引发轻微的胃部不适。
- The pains in his stomach were becoming worse.他胃痛得愈加厉害了。
- You shouldn't go to school on an empty stomach.你不应该空腹去学校。
- enzymes in the stomach胃中的酶
- the sound of my rumbling stomach我的胃发出的咕噜咕噜的响声
Topics Bodya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- empty
- full
- dodgy
- …
verb + stomach
- turn
- settle
- settle in
- …
stomach + verb
- churn
- heave
- lurch
- …
stomach + noun
- ache
- ailment
- bug
- …
preposition
- in the/your stomach
phrases
- the contents of your stomach
- feel sick to your stomach
- something makes you sick to your stomach
- …
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the front part of the body below the chest肚子；腹部
- The attacker kicked him in the stomach.袭击者一脚踢在他肚子上。
- Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side.手臂放在两侧趴下。
- They crawled along the ground on their stomachs.他们趴在地上爬行。
- exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles加强腹部肌肉的练习
Extra Examples
- ‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.“我现在是为两个人吃饭！”她拍着肚子说。
- He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.他在海滩漫步时，收紧了腹部。
- He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.一次街头斗殴时，他被人在肚子上捅了一刀。
- I lay on my stomach on the beach.我趴在海滩上。
- He had a flat stomach and a muscular chest.他有平坦的腹部和肌肉发达的胸部。
Topics Bodya2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th cent.).

Idioms

somebody’s eyes are bigger than their stomach

used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat（表示贪吃）眼大肚皮小，眼馋肚饱

have butterflies (in your stomach)

(informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something（做某事前）心慌，紧张
- I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.在取考试结果的路上我心里忐忑不安。

have no stomach for something

to not want to eat something不想吃…；对…没有胃口
- She had no stomach for the leftover stew.她不想吃剩下的炖菜。
to not have the desire or courage to do something没有做某事的欲望（或勇气）
- They had no stomach for a fight.他们不想打架。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2

have a strong stomach

to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset能忍受令人恶心的事
- You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.要坐这个大型过山车，你得有个强健的胃才行。

the pit of your/the stomach

the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear心窝；心底
- He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.他内心深处突然有一种不祥之感。
- I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.看到救护车的时候我心里感到一阵难受。

pump somebody’s stomach

to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful给…洗胃
- He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.他因为服药过量洗了胃。

sick to your stomach

feeling very angry or worried非常生气；非常担心
- Nora turned sick to her stomach on hearing this news.听了这个消息，诺拉变得忧心忡忡。
- It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.听到这样愚蠢的看法，我感到恶心。
feeling that you want to vomit想呕吐；恶心

turn your stomach

to make you feel upset, sick or full of horror让某人反感（或恶心、惊恐万分）
- Pictures of the burnt corpses turned my stomach.那些烧焦的尸体的照片让我直恶心。
- The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach.那条死狗的气味使他感到恶心。