breast

noun

身体部位 part of body

1. （女子的）乳房
   either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby
   1. She put the baby to her breast.
      她开始给婴儿哺乳。
   2. breast cancer
      乳腺癌
   3. breast milk
      母乳
2. （男子的）退化乳房
   the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk
3. 胸部；胸脯
   the top part of the front of your body, below your neck
   1. She cradled the child against her breast.
      她把孩子抱在胸前。

衣服 clothing

4. 前胸部分
   the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest
   1. A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.
      他的外套胸前别着一排勋章。

鸟 of bird

5. （鸟的）胸部
   the front part of a bird's body
   1. breast feathers
      胸部羽毛
   2. The robin has a red breast.
      知更鸟的胸部为红色。

肉 meat

6. （鸟或动物的）胸脯肉
   meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal
   1. chicken/turkey breasts
      鸡 / 火鸡胸脯肉
   2. breast of lamb
      羊羔胸脯肉

有…胸脯 -breasted

7. 胸脯（或乳房）…的
   having the type of chest or breasts mentioned
   1. a small-breasted/full-breasted woman
      乳房小 / 丰满的女子
   2. bare-breasted
      裸胸
   3. the yellow-breasted male of the species
      这个物种中有黄色胸部的雄性

心 heart

8. 心窝；情感
   the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be
   1. a troubled breast
      忧虑的心情

verb

1. 登上…的顶部
   to reach the top of a hill, etc.
   1. As they breasted the ridge, they saw the valley and lake before them.
      他们到达山脊时山谷和湖泊尽收眼底。
2. 挺胸从…中挤过
   to push through sth, touching it with your chest
   1. He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.
      他挺胸顶着波浪大步走进海里。

1. N-COUNT （妇女的）乳房
   A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
   1. She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...
      她穿了一件露乳沟的低胸连衣裙。
   2. As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.
      我刚出生的宝宝蜷伏在我胸前，细小的手指触碰着我的肌肤。
2. N-COUNT 胸；胸部；胸膛
   A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest.
   1. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
      他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。
3. N-COUNT 胸怀；内心
   The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are.
   1. The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration...
      这首诗激发了他的灵感。
   2. The battle roared; a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier.
      战场上吼声震天，意在唤起士兵们最昂扬的斗志。
4. N-COUNT （鸟类的）胸脯
   A bird's breast is the front part of its body.
   1. The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
      这只公鸡胸部羽毛呈浅栗色，带有白色细条纹。
5. N-SING （衬衫、夹克或外套的）胸部
   The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest.
   1. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat...
      他离开遮阳篷，手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
   2. He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.
      他把手伸进胸前口袋里拿雪茄烟盒。
6. N-VAR （禽鸟或羊的）胸脯肉
   You can refer to piece of meat that is cut from the front of a bird or lamb as breast.
   1. ...a chicken breast with vegetables.
      鸡脯肉拌蔬菜
   2. ...breast of lamb.
      羊胸肉
7. See also: double-breasted single-breasted
8. PHRASE 捶胸（表示气愤或悲伤）
   If you say that someone beats their breast, you are emphasizing that they are very angry or upset about something, or that they are pretending to be very angry or upset about it.
   1. The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.
      总裁捶胸顿足，称那是个错误的交易。
9. PHRASE 坦白；如实承认
   If you make a clean breast of something, you tell someone the truth about yourself or about something wrong that you have done.
   1. I might as well make a clean breast of it. I have been living as a woman since 1975.
      我还是坦白的好。我从1975起就变成女人了。

1. Kate Jackson is expecting her first child at 43 — two years after beating breast cancer.
   凯特·杰克逊在43岁的时候怀上了第一个孩子——那时她战胜乳腺癌已经有两年了。
2. As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.
   我刚出生的宝宝蜷伏在我胸前，细小的手指触碰着我的肌肤。
3. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
   他动作夸张地捶打着自己的胸膛。
4. The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration
   这首诗激发了他的灵感。
5. The battle roared; a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier.
   战场上吼声震天，意在唤起士兵们最昂扬的斗志。
6. The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
   这只公鸡胸部羽毛呈浅栗色，带有白色细条纹。
7. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat
   他离开遮阳篷，手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
8. He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.
   他把手伸进胸前口袋里拿雪茄烟盒。
9. The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.
   总裁捶胸顿足，称那是个错误的交易。
10. I kept the list in my breast pocket.
    我把名单放在了胸部的衣兜里。
11. Her mother died of breast cancer
    她母亲死于乳腺癌。
12. We are delighted to see the Sunday Times running a long feature on breast cancer.
    我们高兴地看到《星期天时报》发表了有关乳腺癌的长篇专题文章。
13. Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet.
    邦伯里手伸进前胸口袋里摸索钱包。
14. With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon
    对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
15. A woman can choose to have breast implants.
    女人可以选择进行隆胸。
16. The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
    乳腺癌的发病率随年龄增长而递增。
17. She had localized breast cancer and both of her doctors had advised surgery
    她的乳癌尚未扩散，两位主刀医生均建议她动手术。
18. Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
    母乳是宝宝的最佳食品。
19. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US
    肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。
20. This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk
    这种特殊形态的维生素D天然存在于母乳中。
21. How can any woman rest easy now, knowing her breast cancer may be misdiagnosed?
    知道自己的乳腺癌可能被误诊，哪个女人能不担心呢？
22. She spent hours practising the breast stroke.
    她花了数小时练习蛙泳。
23. Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon
    乳腺癌在年轻女子当中并不常见。
24. He has a bullet wound in the left breast.
    他左胸上有一处枪伤。
25. My breast is filled with emotion.
    我心情激动。
26. I went back to the hotel with very conflicting feelings in my breast.
    我怀着十分矛盾的心情回到旅馆。
27. The old woman beat her breast and cried in anguish.
    这个老妇人伤心地捶胸顿足地哭着、号着。
28. His heart is beating violently in her breast.
    他的心在胸膛里激烈地跳动。
29. The coat is too tight at the breast.
    这件衣服胸部太紧了。

n.

beat your breast

• 捶胸顿足（尤指对自己的作为刻意表示悲伤或愧疚）
  to show that you feel sorry about sth that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way

make a clean breast of sth

• 彻底坦白；如实供认；把…和盘托出
  to tell the truth about sth so that you no longer feel guilty

noun

1. the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

2. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
   1. he beat his breast in anger

   Synonym:    chest

3. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

   Synonym:    bosomknockerboobtittitty

4. meat carved from the breast of a fowl

   Synonym:    white meat

verb

1. confront bodily
   1. breast the storm

   Synonym:    front

2. reach the summit (of a mountain)
   1. They breasted the mountain
   2. Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit

   Synonym:    summit

3. meet at breast level
   1. The runner breasted the tape