breast

/brest/ (bre, ipa) · /brest/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrest/ (ame, mw)

breast — 名詞

1. a soft part on the front of an adult woman's chest that can feed a baby with mil

1.名詞B1
釋義

乳房

女性胸前可分泌乳汁的部位

a soft part on the front of an adult woman's chest that can feed a baby with milk.

例句

The doctor found a small lump in Priya's left breast.

醫師在 Priya 的左乳房發現一個小腫塊。

left/right breast

After the birth, milk began to come from one breast first.

生產後，乳汁先從一側乳房開始流出。

breast milk

同義詞
  • bosom

    older or literary, and often more emotional in tone

  • boob

    informal and casual, not suitable in careful or medical contexts

  • chest

    broader word that is less specific than this sense

文法句型

left/right breast

breast tissue

breast milk

用法筆記

Often used in medical, health, and feeding contexts. Distinguish this sense from noun/5, which means the chest area in general rather than a woman's milk-producing body part.

常見錯誤

❌The runner hurt his breast in the game.
✅The runner hurt his chest in the game.
💡For a man's front body area, English usually says 'chest', not this sense of 'breast'.

2. the front chest area of a bird or other animal.

2.名詞B2
釋義

胸脯

鳥獸前方的胸部

the front chest area of a bird or other animal.

例句

The robin had a bright red breast in the winter sun.

那隻知更鳥在冬日陽光下有鮮紅的胸脯。

red breast

A strip of white feathers ran across the duck's breast.

那隻鴨子的胸脯上橫著一條白色羽毛帶。

breast feathers

同義詞
  • chest

    broader body word that can also be used for animals

  • front

    less exact and not limited to the chest area

反義詞
  • back

    the opposite side of the animal's body

文法句型

bird's breast

red/white breast

breast feathers

用法筆記

Mostly used for birds and animals in description. Distinguish it from noun/3, which names the meat after the animal has been cut for food.

常見錯誤

❌We ate the duck's breast while it swam away.
✅The duck lifted its breast above the water.
💡This sense names part of a living animal, not meat on a plate.

3. a piece of meat taken from an animal's front chest, especially from birds such a

3.名詞B1
釋義

胸肉

鳥獸胸前部位切下的肉

a piece of meat taken from an animal's front chest, especially from birds such as chicken or turkey.

例句

Dad grilled two chicken breasts for the salad.

爸爸烤了兩塊雞胸肉來做沙拉。

chicken breast

The menu offers duck breast with orange sauce tonight.

今晚菜單供應柳橙醬鴨胸肉。

duck breast

同義詞
  • white meat

    broader food term that includes breast meat but is not exactly the same cut

  • fillet

    names a boneless cut, not only this body area

反義詞
  • thigh

    a different meat cut from the upper leg

文法句型

chicken breast

duck breast

turkey breast

用法筆記

Common in recipes, menus, and food shopping. The word often follows the animal name, especially chicken, duck, or turkey, and it does not describe the living creature in this sense.

常見錯誤

❌The chicken cleaned its breast before flying away.
✅The chicken cleaned its feathers before flying away.
💡In food contexts 'breast' means meat, but a living bird's body part is noun/2.

4. the chest-covering part on a shirt, dress, coat, or similar piece of clothing.

4.名詞C1
釋義

前襟

衣物前面遮住胸部的部分

the chest-covering part on a shirt, dress, coat, or similar piece of clothing.

例句

Gold thread decorated the breast of the guard's coat.

金線裝飾著那名衛兵外套的前襟。

breast of a coat

A dark stain spread across the breast of her blouse.

她的襯衫前襟上散開了一大片深色污漬。

breast of a blouse

同義詞
  • front

    general word for the front part of clothing

  • chest panel

    more technical and used mainly in sewing or design

反義詞
  • back

    the opposite side of the clothing item

文法句型

breast of a coat

breast of a blouse

breast of a dress

用法筆記

Mostly found in older description of clothes or sewing. Distinguish it from noun/5, where the word refers to the person's body rather than the cloth covering it.

常見錯誤

❌There was a coffee stain on her breast.
✅There was a coffee stain on the breast of her blouse.
💡Without clothing words, 'breast' usually refers to the body, not the shirt.

5. the upper front area of a person's body below the neck; chest.

5.名詞C1
釋義

胸膛

人的上胸部位

the upper front area of a person's body below the neck; chest.

例句

Sven folded his hands across his breast at the funeral.

在葬禮上，Sven 把雙手交疊在胸前。

across the breast

A bronze medal hung on the breast of the old soldier.

一面銅牌掛在那位老兵的胸膛前。

on the breast of

同義詞
  • chest

    the usual everyday word

  • bosom

    more literary and often softer in tone

反義詞
  • back

    the body area on the opposite side

文法句型

against the breast

across the breast

to the breast

用法筆記

Now mostly literary or formal, and often used in set phrases such as 'against his breast' or 'to her breast'. In ordinary talk, 'chest' is much more usual.

常見錯誤

❌He hit his breast on the car door.
✅He hit his chest on the car door.
💡For everyday talk about injury or pain, English usually uses 'chest'.

6. the imagined place inside a person where strong feelings seem to live.

6.名詞C2
釋義

心頭

被視為情感所在之處

the imagined place inside a person where strong feelings seem to live.

例句

Relief filled Hana's breast when the missing boy returned.

失蹤的男孩回來時，寬慰湧上 Hana 的心頭。

fill the breast

Jealousy rose in Omar's breast during the award speech.

在頒獎致詞時，嫉妒湧上了 Omar 的心頭。

emotion in the breast

同義詞
  • heart

    the most common modern figurative word for feelings

  • bosom

    literary and close in tone to this sense

  • soul

    broader and more spiritual than this image

文法句型

emotion + in the breast

fill the breast

within the breast

用法筆記

This sense is literary and usually appears with nouns for emotion plus 'in', 'within', or verbs such as fill, rise, and beat. Distinguish it from noun/5, which refers to the physical chest.

常見錯誤

❌Relief filled his chest when the doctor smiled.
✅Relief filled his breast.' / 'He felt relief in his heart.
💡This sense is figurative and points to inner feeling, not the body part itself.

breast — 動詞