好词典

chest

UK /tʃest/US /tʃest/

词源

源自古英语'cist',来自拉丁语'cista'(箱子),最终源自希腊语'kistē'(篮子、箱子)。

noun

❶ 指人或动物的上半身正面部分,位于颈部和腹部之间,包含心脏和肺部等重要器官。

“He felt a sharp pain in his chest.”

(他感到胸部一阵剧痛。)

“She placed her hand on her chest to feel her heartbeat.”

(她把手放在胸口感受心跳。)

❶ 指一种大型的、通常为木制的储物箱,用于存放衣物、贵重物品等。

“She keeps her winter clothes in a wooden chest.”

(她把冬装存放在一个木箱里。)

“The pirates buried a treasure chest on the island.”

(海盗们在岛上埋了一个藏宝箱。)

同义词:torso, trunk, box, coffer

常见短语

chest of drawers — 指一种带有多个抽屉的家具,通常用于存放衣物或杂物。

“She organized her socks in the top drawer of the chest of drawers.”

(她把袜子整理在五斗柜最上面的抽屉里。)

get something off one's chest — 指把憋在心里的话说出来,发泄情绪或坦白某事。

“I need to get this off my chest - I was the one who broke the vase.”

(我必须坦白——是我打碎了花瓶。)