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单词 breast
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breast noun (WOMAN)

B1 [ C ] either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby:

When a woman becomes pregnant her breasts tend to grow larger.
breast cancer
Do you think she's had breast implants?

More examples

  • Antibodies found in breast milk protect newborn babies against infection.
  • The study showed that one in twelve women is likely to develop breast cancer.
  • A lot of mothers find early weaning from breast milk more convenient.
  • a silicone breast implant
  • They found a malignant tumour in her breast.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The breast

  • -breasted
  • areola
  • boob
  • bosom
  • bust
  • busty
  • buxom
  • cleavage
  • flat-chested
  • hooter
  • knocker
  • mammary gland
  • man breasts
  • moobs
  • nipple
  • stacked
  • sternum
  • tit
  • titty

breast noun (BIRD/ANIMAL)

[ C ] the front part of a bird's body:

A robin is easy to identify because of its red breast.

[ U or C ] the meat from the front part of the body of a bird or other animal:

I had a cold chicken breast and a salad for lunch.
breast of turkey
pigeon breasts

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Cuts of meat

  • boneless
  • braising steak
  • brisket
  • chop
  • chuck steak
  • chump chop
  • flank steak
  • flitch
  • ground beef
  • hamburger
  • jerky
  • medallion
  • nugget
  • rasher
  • rib
  • saddle
  • schnitzel
  • silverside
  • sirloin (steak)
  • spare ribs

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Meat - general words

breast noun (CLOTHING)

[ C ] the part of a piece of clothing that covers a person's chest:

He put a silk hanky in his breast pocket (= a pocket on the top front part of a shirt or coat).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Parts of clothes

  • armhole
  • bodice
  • button-down collar
  • clerical collar
  • collar
  • crew neck
  • heel
  • knee
  • lapel
  • neckband
  • neckline
  • patch pocket
  • Peter Pan collar
  • shoulder
  • sleeve
  • V-neck
  • vent
  • waistband
  • wing collar
  • yoke

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breast noun (CHEST)

[ C ] literary a person's chest:

The dagger entered his breast.

[ C ] literary the centre of a person's feelings:

A feeling of love surged in his breast.

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The human torso

  • -bellied
  • -chested
  • abs
  • axilla
  • crotch
  • diaphragm
  • flank
  • glute
  • gluteus
  • groin
  • gut
  • love handles
  • paunch
  • pectorals
  • pot
  • shoulder
  • six-pack
  • solar plexus
  • spare tyre
  • waisted

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