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单词 breastplate
释义

breast /brest/

noun
  1. The front of the human body between the neck and the belly
  2. One of the two mammary glands in women (or rudimentary in men), forming soft protuberances on the chest
  3. The corresponding part of any animal
  4. The part of a jacket, etc which covers the breast
  5. A swelling slope
  6. (the source of) the emotions, affections
  7. Singing voice (obsolete)
transitive verb
  1. To set the breast against, to push forward with the breast against
  2. To surmount
  3. To oppose manfully
ORIGIN: OE brēost; Ger Brust, Du borst

breastˈed adjective

(usu as combining form) having (a certain type of) breast(s)

breastˈbone noun

The sternum, the bone running down the middle of the breast, to which the first seven ribs are attached

breast cancer noun

A malignant tumour of the breast

breast-deepˈ adverb

As deep as to reach to the breast

breastˈfed adjective

breastˈfeed transitive verb

To give milk to (a baby) from the breasts

breastˈfeeding noun

breast-highˈ adverb

  1. High as the breast
  2. Breast-deep

breastˈ-knot noun

A knot of ribbons worn on the breast

breastˈpin noun

An ornamental pin for the breast

breastˈplate noun

  1. A plate or piece of armour for the breast
  2. An embroidered square of linen with precious stones, worn on the breast of the Jewish high-priest (Bible)

breastˈplough noun

A kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed

breast pump noun

A pump for removing milk from the breasts

breastˈrail noun

The upper rail of a breastwork

breast screening noun

Mammography, as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer

breastˈstroke noun

A swimming-stroke performed breast-down, with circling movements of the arms and a frog-like movement of the legs

breastsummer or bressummer /bresˈə-mər/ noun

A summer or beam supporting the whole, or a great part, of the front of a building in the manner of a lintel

breast wall noun

A retaining wall

breast wheel noun

A water wheel turned by water delivered upon it at about half its height

breastˈwork noun (fortification)

A hastily constructed earthwork

double- and single-breasted see under double and single

make a clean breast

To make a full confession

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