单词	bosom
释义	bosombos‧om /ˈbʊzəm/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINbosom Origin: Old English bosm Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Daniel harbored bitterness and anger in his bosom. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But she looks troubled, unsure of herself - perhaps because her bosom is merely average, one has seen bigger. Half the stiff bosom shirts worn nowadays, the laundry is due on them yet. He was still my friend, my bosom friend. I am taking you to my home, into the very bosom of my family. It is now that man contemplates, for it is now that the sea is a bosom friend. She was breathing more quickly now and her bosom was again rising and falling defiantly. Whatever swells as a result, it's unlikely to be the Mellor bosom. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► clasp somebody to your chest/bosom (=hold someone tightly with your arms) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► ample · Or as if saying, the hussy, Look at my ample - too ample - bosom, Alice thought.· Dumont, with her sequined purse and overly ample bosom. NOUN► buddy · There was less arguing after that, but the two actors never became bosom buddies and never worked together again. ► friend · He was still my friend, my bosom friend.· It is now that man contemplates, for it is now that the sea is a bosom friend.· Queequeg says they are now married-meaning they are bosom friends who would defend each other to the death. ► pal · Benny and Garry were bosom pals once again.· It is an open secret that he and Reg Pybus are bosom pals.· The first was affection of the kind that binds families together, or bosom pals. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the bosom of the family/the Church etc► bosom friend/buddy/pal Benny and Garry were bosom pals once again. He was still my friend, my bosom friend. It is an open secret that he and Reg Pybus are bosom pals. It is now that man contemplates, for it is now that the sea is a bosom friend. Queequeg says they are now married-meaning they are bosom friends who would defend each other to the death. The first was affection of the kind that binds families together, or bosom pals. There was less arguing after that, but the two actors never became bosom buddies and never worked together again. 1[countable usually singular] written the front part of a woman’s chest:  She cradled the child to her bosom.2[countable usually plural] a woman’s breast3the bosom of the family/the Church etc the situation where you feel safe because you are with people who love and protect you4[singular] literary a word meaning someone’s feelings and emotions, used especially when these are bad or unpleasant:  Drury harboured bitterness in his bosom.5bosom friend/buddy/pal literary a very close friend
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