breast
n
1 [C] either of the two parts of a woman's body that produce milk (女子的)乳房
a baby at the breast 哺乳的嬰孩
cancer of the breast 乳(腺)癌
The breasts swell during pregnancy. 懷孕期乳房發脹.
2 [C]
(a) (rhet 修辭) upper front part of the human body; chest (人體的)胸部, 胸膛
clasp/hold sb to one's breast 把某人擁抱在懷里.
(b) part of a garment covering this (衣服的)胸部
a soldier with medals pinned to the breast of his coat 胸前別著許多獎章的士兵.
3 [C, U] part of an animal corresponding to the human breast, eaten as food (動物的)胸脯(作食物用者): chicken breasts 雞胸脯
breast of lamb 羔羊胸脯.
4 (dated 舊) source of feelings; heart 心情; 思緒
a troubled breast 心煩意亂.
5 (idm 習語) beat one's breast => beat1. make a clean breast of sth => clean1. breast, v [Tn]
1
(a) touch (sth) with the breast(2a) 以胸部觸及(某物)
The runner breasted the tape, ie to win a race. 賽跑者以胸部觸線(賽跑獲勝).
(b) face and move forward against (sth) 挺身沖向(某事物)
breasting the waves 破浪前進.
2 reach the top of (sth) 抵達(某事物)的頂端
breast a hill/rise 抵達山[崗]的頂端.