belly
/ˈbeli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbeli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbe-lē/ (ame, mw)
belly — 名詞
- bellysingular
- belliesplural
1. the soft area at the front of a person's or animal's body, between the chest and
肚子
胸部下方、雙腿上方的身體前側部位
the soft area at the front of a person's or animal's body, between the chest and the legs, where food is digested.
Aiko rubbed her belly after eating two large bowls of noodles for lunch.
Aiko 吃了兩大碗麵當午餐後，揉了揉自己的肚子。
rub one's belly after eating
The little dog rolled onto its back so Zane could scratch its soft belly.
小狗翻過身仰躺，好讓 Zane 搔牠柔軟的肚子。
scratch + animal's belly
Kenji felt the baby kick inside his belly during the late evening film.
Kenji 在傍晚看電影時，感覺到寶寶在肚子裡踢動。
After the hot curry, Daniel had a sharp pain in his belly all night.
吃完那道辣咖哩後，Daniel 整晚肚子都劇痛不已。
The yoga teacher told us to breathe deeply and let our bellies rise and fall.
瑜伽老師要我們深呼吸，讓肚子隨著呼吸起伏。
- back
the opposite side of the body
用法筆記
Less clinical than 'abdomen' and warmer than 'stomach'; common when speaking about babies, animals, or one's own body in casual settings. In formal writing or medical contexts, prefer 'abdomen'.
常見錯誤
2. the rounded or bulging section of an object that resembles the curved front of a
凸起部分；肚
物體中段鼓起或彎曲的部位
the rounded or bulging section of an object that resembles the curved front of a body, such as the wide middle of a jar, ship, plane, or guitar.
The cargo was stored deep in the belly of the ship during the long Atlantic crossing.
在橫渡大西洋的長途航行中，貨物被存放在船腹深處。
the belly of the ship
Workers loaded suitcases into the belly of the plane before the morning flight to Tokyo.
工人們在早班飛往東京的航班起飛前，把行李裝進機腹。
the belly of the plane
The wide belly of the clay pot held nearly five litres of cooking oil.
那個寬闊的陶罐肚子裡裝了將近五公升的食用油。
Quinn tapped the belly of the guitar to test its rich, warm sound.
Quinn 輕敲吉他的琴腹，測試它溫暖飽滿的音色。
文法句型
the belly of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used in the pattern 'the belly of [noun]'. Common with vessels (ship, plane, pot, bottle), instruments (guitar, violin), and natural shapes (mountain, cloud). Rarely used as a bare noun in this sense.
常見錯誤
belly — 動詞
- bellypresent simple I / you / we / they
- bellies3rd person singular
- bellying-ing form
- belliedpast simple
1. to curve outward in a rounded shape, or to make something curve outward, especia
鼓脹；漲起
因風或壓力使物體向外鼓出
to curve outward in a rounded shape, or to make something curve outward, especially when air or wind pushes against a flexible surface like a sail or curtain.
The white sails bellied out as the strong wind pushed the small boat across the bay.
白色的船帆在強風推動下鼓脹起來，把小船帶著穿越海灣。
sails belly out + wind
A sudden gust bellied the thin curtains into the middle of the bedroom.
一陣突如其來的強風把薄薄的窗簾吹得鼓起，飄到臥室中央。
transitive: gust + bellies + curtains
The old tent sides bellied inwards under the weight of the wet snow.
舊帳篷的側面被濕雪壓得向內凹陷。
Aiko watched the parachute belly out in the bright morning sky above the field.
Aiko 看著降落傘在田野上方明亮的清晨天空中漲了起來。
- deflate
to lose air and shrink
文法句型
belly out
wind bellies the sail
用法筆記
Mainly literary or descriptive. Subjects are typically flexible surfaces (sails, curtains, parachutes, tents); the cause is usually wind or pressure. The phrasal form 'belly out' is more common than the bare verb.
常見錯誤
2. to move forward slowly while lying flat on the front of one's body, usually to s
匍匐前進
趴著靠肚子貼地慢慢移動
to move forward slowly while lying flat on the front of one's body, usually to stay low and out of sight.
The young soldiers bellied across the muddy field to avoid the searchlights overhead.
年輕的士兵們趴著爬過泥濘的田地，以避開上方的探照燈。
belly across + place
Aiko bellied under the low fence to chase his football into the neighbour's garden.
Aiko 趴著從低矮的圍欄底下鑽過去，要去撿掉進鄰居院子的足球。
belly under + obstacle
The hunter bellied through the tall grass, holding his breath as the deer raised its head.
獵人趴著穿過高高的草叢，當鹿抬起頭時還屏住了呼吸。
Zane bellied along the dusty floor, looking for his earring beneath the bed.
Zane 趴在滿是灰塵的地板上爬行，在床底下尋找他的耳環。
文法句型
belly + along/under/across
用法筆記
Always paired with a directional preposition (across, under, through, along). Strong association with stealth or hiding (soldiers, hunters, children). Standalone use without a preposition is unusual.