breast
noun/brest/
/brest/
Idioms - [countable] either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman’s body that produce milk when she has had a baby
（女子的）乳房 - She put the baby to her breast.
她开始给婴儿哺乳。 - breast cancer
乳腺癌 - The protective benefits of breast milk are numerous for both mother and baby.
母乳喂养对母亲和婴儿都能起到很大的保护作用。 - She had breast-augmentation surgery.
她做了隆胸术。 - Getting breast implants entails major surgery.
进行乳房植入物需要进行大手术。 - The book promoted the benefits of breast feeding to child health.
这本书宣传了母乳喂养对儿童健康的好处。 - She discovered a lump in her breast.
她发现自己的乳房有一个肿块。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- She put the baby to her breast.
- [countable] the similar, smaller part on a man’s body, which does not produce milk
（男子的）退化乳房 - [countable] (literary) the top part of the front of your body, below your neck
胸部；胸脯 - He cradled the child against his breast.
他把孩子抱在怀里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases- beat your breast
- clutch somebody/something to your breast
- hold somebody/something to your breast
- …
- He cradled the child against his breast.
- [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest
前胸部分 - A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.
他的外套胸前别着一排勋章。
- A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.
- [countable] the front part of a bird’s body
（鸟的）胸部 - breast feathers
胸部羽毛 - The robin has a red breast.
知更鸟的胸部为红色。 - a robin with a red breast
红胸知更鸟
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- breast feathers
- [countable, uncountable] meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal
（鸟或动物的）胸脯肉 - chicken/turkey breasts
鸡／火鸡胸脯肉 - breast of lamb
羊羔胸脯肉
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2- breast of duck in orange sauce
橙汁鸭胸肉 - fried chicken breasts
炸鸡胸肉
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- chicken/turkey breasts
- (in adjectives) having the type of chest or breasts mentioned
胸脯（或乳房）…的 - a small-breasted/full-breasted woman
乳房小／丰满的女子 - bare-breasted
裸胸 - the yellow-breasted male of the species
这个物种中有黄色胸部的雄性
- a small-breasted/full-breasted woman
- [countable] (literary) the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be
心窝；内心 - a troubled breast
忧虑的心情
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
see also chimney breast - a troubled breast
part of body
clothing
of bird
meat
-breasted
heart
Word OriginOld English brēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch borst and German Brust.
Idioms
beat your breast
- to show that you feel sorry about something that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way
捶胸顿足（尤指对自己的作为刻意表示悲伤或愧疚）
make a clean breast of something
- to tell the truth about something so that you no longer feel guilty
彻底坦白；如实供认；把…和盘托出 - He made a clean breast of everything and admitted taking the money.
他把一切都坦白说，承认拿了钱。
- He made a clean breast of everything and admitted taking the money.