collarbone
collarbone — 名詞
- collarbonesingular
- collarbonesplural
1. one of the two long, thin bones that curve across the top of your chest, connect
鎖骨
連接肩膀與胸部的細長骨頭
one of the two long, thin bones that curve across the top of your chest, connecting your shoulders to the front of your ribcage
Bao broke his collarbone when his mountain bike skidded on loose gravel.
Bao 在碎石路上騎登山車打滑，摔斷了鎖骨。
break + collarbone: common injury collocation
Abigail's doctor examined the X-ray of her collarbone and said it would heal in six weeks.
Abigail 的醫師看了她鎖骨的 X 光片，說六週內就會癒合。
collarbone X-ray: medical examination context
Felix winced as the physiotherapist pressed gently on his swollen collarbone.
物理治療師輕輕按壓 Felix 腫起的鎖骨時，他疼得縮了一下。
The thin straps of Paloma's backpack pressed against her collarbones all afternoon.
Paloma 背包的細肩帶整個下午都壓在她的鎖骨上。
Darius lifted both arms above his head and felt his collarbones shift slightly.
Darius 把雙臂高舉過頭，感覺到自己的鎖骨微微移動。
- clavicle
the formal medical name — used in anatomy textbooks, hospital reports, and by healthcare professionals
文法句型
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用法筆記
The medical term for the collarbone is 'clavicle'. In everyday conversation, most English speakers say 'collarbone'. The noun is often used in the plural ('collarbones') because everyone has two, but the singular is natural when one specific bone is injured or examined.