chest

IPA/tʃest/
KK[tʃˈɛst]IPA/tʃest/

chest — 名詞

  • chestsingular
  • chestsplural

1. the front part of your body between your neck and the area below your ribs, wher

1.名詞B2
釋義

胸部；胸膛

人體頸部到腹部的前側

the front part of your body between your neck and the area below your ribs, where your heart and lungs are located

例句

The doctor pressed gently on Theo's chest to check his breathing.

醫生輕輕按壓 Theo 的胸部，檢查他的呼吸。

collocation: press on / check chest

Aiko felt a sharp pain in her chest after running up the steep hill.

Aiko 跑上陡峭的山坡後感到胸部一陣刺痛。

collocation: pain in the chest

常見搭配
  • broad chest
  • hairy chest
  • chest pain
  • chest infection
  • chest X-ray
  • across one's chest
  • fold one's arms across one's chest
同義詞
  • breast

    more specific; in modern English usually refers to the front of the chest on women, or is used poetically

  • thorax

    technical/medical term for the chest cavity and its walls; rarely used in everyday speech

文法句型

a/the + chest

possessive + chest

用法筆記

This is the everyday term for the front of the upper body. The more technical term 'thorax' is used mainly in medical writing.

常見錯誤

I have a pain in my breast.
I have a pain in my chest.
'breast' in English usually refers specifically to a woman's mammary glands, not the general chest area.

2. a large strong container, often built from wood, used for keeping belongings saf

2.名詞C2
釋義

箱子；木箱

用於儲存或搬運的大型堅固容器

a large strong container, often built from wood, used for keeping belongings safe or moving them to a different location

例句

The old wooden chest in the attic held family photographs from the 1950s.

閣樓裡的舊木箱收藏著1950年代的家庭照片。

typical modifier: old / wooden chest

Diego packed his books into a large chest before moving to a new city.

Diego 在搬去新城市之前把書裝進一個大箱子裡。

collocation: pack [items] into a chest

常見搭配
  • wooden chest
  • treasure chest
  • tool chest
  • storage chest
  • cedar chest
  • chest full of
  • packed in a chest
同義詞
  • box

    more general; a chest is typically larger and sturdier than a regular box

  • coffer

    formal or historical term for a strong chest used to hold money or valuables

  • trunk

    a large sturdy container used for travel or storage, similar to but often longer than a chest

文法句型

a/the + chest

chest + of + noun

adjective + chest

常見錯誤

I keep my keys in a small chest.
I keep my keys in a small box.
'chest' describes a large, sturdy container, not a small everyday box.
慣用語

get something off your chest

idiom

to tell someone about something that has been worrying or upsetting you, so that you feel calmer and more relieved

傾吐心聲；一吐為快

After weeks of silent worry, Yara finally told her sister the truth and got it off her chest.

You seem upset — if you need to get something off your chest, I am happy to listen.

keep something close to your chest

idiom

to keep your ideas, plans, or feelings hidden from other people, usually because you do not want to reveal them too soon

對…守口如瓶；祕而不宣

Theo kept his plans for the new business close to his chest until the contract was signed.

Players often keep their strategies close to their chest before an important match.

同根字

  • chestful
    名詞C1
  • -chested
    形容詞B2

常見搭配

介系詞搭配

  • in a/the chest
  • into a/the chest
  • across a/the chest
  • on a/the chest
  • against the chest