bare-chested

/ˌbeəˈtʃes.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌberˈtʃes.t̬ɪd/ (ame, ipa)

bare-chested — 形容詞

1. wearing no clothing on the upper body, so that the chest, back, and arms are unc

1.形容詞B1
釋義

赤裸上身

上半身沒穿衣服的

wearing no clothing on the upper body, so that the chest, back, and arms are uncovered.

例句

Jack walked along the beach bare-chested, carrying his surfboard under one arm.

Jack 光著上身走在沙灘上，腋下夾著他的衝浪板。

walked along the beach bare-chested

Noor lay bare-chested on the towel, soaking up the warm afternoon sunshine.

Noor 赤裸著上身躺在毛巾上，享受溫暖的午後陽光。

同義詞
  • shirtless

    more common in everyday speech; 'shirtless' focuses on the absence of a shirt, while 'bare-chested' sounds slightly more formal or descriptive

  • topless

    usually used for women; carries a different social connotation and is less common for men

反義詞
  • shirted

    rare; describes someone wearing a shirt

  • covered

    general opposite — having the upper body clothed

文法句型

bare-chested + noun

be / go / stand / lie + bare-chested

用法筆記

Commonly used to describe men, but can refer to anyone. The attributive form (before a noun) is less frequent than the predicative form (after a verb).

常見錯誤

❌He went to the beach bare-chest.
✅He went to the beach bare-chested.
💡'bare-chested' is the adjective form; there is no noun form 'bare-chest'.