groin
/ɡrɔɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡrɔɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrȯin/ (ame, mw)
groin — 名詞
- groinsingular
- groinsplural
1. the area on the lower front of the body where the inner part of each leg is join
腹股溝
大腿根部與軀幹相連處
the area on the lower front of the body where the inner part of each leg is joined to the main part of the body, near the sexual organs
Dr. Amara told the runner to rest after feeling a sharp pain in her groin.
阿瑪拉醫師告訴那位跑者，在感到腹股溝劇痛後就該休息。
collocation: groin pain / groin injury
Miguel stretched his groin muscles carefully before every football match.
米格爾在每場足球賽前都會仔細伸展腹股溝的肌肉。
collocation: groin muscles
The swelling in Yuki's groin area worried the emergency room doctor.
由紀腹股溝部位的腫脹讓急診醫生很擔心。
A hernia can affect the groin region in both men and women.
疝氣是影響男女腹股溝區域的常見病症。
- inguinal region
the formal medical term for the same area, used by doctors and in anatomy textbooks
用法筆記
Often used with anatomical words such as 'area', 'region', or 'muscles' to describe the location precisely.
常見錯誤
2. the male sexual organs, referred to in an indirect way by mentioning the surroun
下體
男性性器官的委婉說法
the male sexual organs, referred to in an indirect way by mentioning the surrounding area of the body
The coach told the boys to wear protection over their groin during baseball practice.
老師輕聲提醒棒球隊的男生們在練習時要穿戴護擋保護下體。
register: polite/indirect reference
Omar was embarrassed when the ball hit him in the groin during the match.
歐瑪在比賽中被球擊中下體，感到非常尷尬。
common pattern: hit/get [+ preposition 'in'] + the groin
The referee cautioned the player for kicking his opponent in the groin.
裁判警告那名球員，因為他踢了對手的下體。
Jack pulled up his shorts to check the bruise on his groin after the tackle.
傑克拉起短褲，檢查被剷倒後下體上的瘀傷。
- crotch
more direct and informal, referring to the same area of the body
- private parts
a polite alternative that covers both sexes
用法筆記
Used as a polite alternative to naming the genitals directly. Common in sports, medicine, and informal conversation where a direct term would feel too crude.
常見錯誤
3. a low, narrow structure built from a beach out into the water, designed to slow
防波堤
從海灘延伸入海的低矮護牆
a low, narrow structure built from a beach out into the water, designed to slow the movement of sand along the coast and reduce erosion
The village council built a series of concrete groins to stop the beach from disappearing.
村委會建造了一排混凝土防波堤，防止沙灘消失。
collocation: build a groin
A storm destroyed three wooden groins along the coast of Cornwall last winter.
去年冬天的一場暴風雨摧毀了康沃爾海岸沿線的三座木製防波堤。
Marine biologists studied how the new groin changed sand movement along the coast.
海洋生物學家研究了新建的防波堤如何改變沿岸沙子的移動。
The stone groins built in the 1950s still protect the harbour from strong currents.
1950年代建造的石造防波堤至今仍在保護港口免受強勁海流的侵襲。
- groyne
identical meaning; this is the more common spelling in British English
- breakwater
a similar but usually larger structure built to protect a coast from waves
用法筆記
Also spelled 'groyne', which is the more common British English spelling. This sense is unrelated to the anatomical meaning.
常見錯誤
groin — 動詞
- groinpresent simple I / you / we / they
- groins3rd person singular
- groining-ing form
- groinedpast simple
1. to strengthen a stretch of coastline by building low walls that reach from the b
築防波堤
建造防波堤結構
to strengthen a stretch of coastline by building low walls that reach from the beach into the sea, in order to prevent sand from being washed away
The entire bay was groined in the 1960s to protect the newly built seaside hotels.
整個海灣在1960年代築起了防波堤，以保護新建的海濱飯店。
passive: was/were groined
Engineers groined the river mouth to keep the shipping channel deep enough for large boats.
工程師在河口築起防波堤，使航運水道保持足夠深度供大型船隻通行。
A team will groin the southern beach before the tourist season begins.
一組工人將在旅遊旺季開始前在海灘南段築設防波堤。
用法筆記
Almost always used in technical or planning contexts. The passive form ('the beach was groined') is more common than the active form.