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单词 underbelly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•bel•ly /ˈʌndɚˌbɛli/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -lies. 
  1. Anatomythe lower abdomen.
  2. Zoologythe underneath part of an animal behind the chest.
  3. the lower surface;
    underside:the underbelly of an airplane.
  4. a vulnerable area:a drug aimed at the underbelly of the disease.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•bel•ly  (un′dər bel′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. 
  1. Zoologythe lower abdomen;
    posterior ventral area, as of an animal's body.
  2. the lower surface of an object;
    underside:the underbelly of an airplane.
  3. a vulnerable area;
    weak point:an attack on the soft underbelly of Europe.
  4. a dark, seamy, often hidden area or side:a police officer continually exposed to the underbelly of society.
  • under- + belly 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
underbelly /ˈʌndəˌbɛlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)
  1. the part of an animal's belly nearest to the ground
  2. a vulnerable or unprotected part, aspect, or region
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