1
- the front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach胸膛。
1.1
- the whole of a person's upper trunk, especially as considered with reference to their respiratory health or to their size of clothes上身：
a bad chest
胸部不适
a 42-inch chest.
42英寸胸围。
2
- a large strong box, typically made of wood and used for storage or transport（尤指用于存物或运货的）箱：
an oak chest.
橡木箱。
2.1
- a small cabinet for medicines, toiletries, etc（存放药品、化妆品等的）小箱子：
the medicine chest.
药箱。
2.2
- Brit. the treasury or financial resources of some institutions〈英〉金库, 钱库; 公款, 资金：
the university chest.
大学金库。
with obj. and adverbial of direction
- Soccer propel (the ball) by means of one's chest【英足】以胸部推（球）。
短语
get something off one's chest
- informal say something that one has wanted to say for a long time, resulting in a feeling of relief〈非正式〉将（心事）一吐为快。
play（或keep）one's cards close to one's chest（或〈北美〉 vest）
- informal be extremely secretive and cautious about one's intentions〈非正式〉极端谨慎地保守私密, 对想法秘而不宣。
派生词
chested
adjective一位胸部宽阔的运动员。
词源
Old English cest, cyst, related to Dutch kist and German Kiste, based on Greek kistē 'box'.