Word · Frequency #5691
belly
腹部；肚子
the abdomen or stomach area, especially when fat or protruding
- 1.
The abdomen (especially a fat one).
腹部(尤其是肥胖的)
- 2.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
脊椎动物胸部和骨盆之间的区域
- 3.
stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion)
胃(动物体内储存食物的消化器官)
- 4.
a protruding abdomen
突出的腹部
- 5.
uterus (a reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth)
子宫(有袋类哺乳动物的生殖器官,胎儿在其中受孕并发育至出生)
- 6.
a part that bulges deeply
深深隆起的部分
- 7.
The lower fuselage of an airplane.
飞机的下机身
- 8.
The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
任何类似于人类腹部的凸起或凹陷部分；通常指底部(最内部部分)
胃；鼓出的部分；腹状部；子宫；腹部(尤其是肥胖的)；脊椎动物胸部和骨盆之间的区域
In use
After eating too much, he rubbed his belly.
The cat lay on its back, showing its soft belly.
The balloon had a big belly full of air.
the belly of a sail
adj + belly
表示腹部的大小或特征。
He has a big belly.
他有一个大肚子。
belly of + noun
比喻物体的底部或内部。
The belly of the plane is used for cargo.
飞机的腹部用于装载货物。
lie on one's belly
表示俯卧姿势。
Connections
Collocations
- belly fat
- 腹部脂肪
- She exercises to reduce belly fat.她锻炼以减少腹部脂肪。
- belly button
- 肚脐
- The baby's belly button is still healing.婴儿的肚脐还在愈合中。
- belly laugh
- 捧腹大笑
- His joke provoked a deep belly laugh.他的笑话引发了捧腹大笑。
- beer belly
- 啤酒肚
- He developed a beer belly from drinking too much.他因饮酒过多长出了啤酒肚。
- empty belly
- 空腹
- She went to bed with an empty belly.她空腹上床睡觉。
- belly dance
- 肚皮舞
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想球王贝利挺着大肚子（belly），记住‘腹部’就是belly。
Context & Register
一般指腹部，常用于日常描述身体部位或物体鼓起部分。语域为中性，多用于口语和一般书面语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：所有词的发音都以 /ˈɛli/ 结尾（重读音节是 /ɛ/，后续 /li/），与 belly 完全押韵。注意拼写类似的 'ally' (/ˈælaɪ/) 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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