Word · Frequency #12605
bosom
胸部；乳房
a person's chest or breast; a woman's breast
- 1.
The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
内心,内心深处的情感或欲望
- 2.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
藏匿秘密的胸膛
- 3.
The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
内部,怀抱中的区域
- 4.
a person's breast or chest
人的胸膛或胸部
- 5.
The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
衣服的胸部部分；领口
- 6.
cloth that covers the chest or breasts
覆盖胸部的布料
- 7.
A breast, one of a woman's breasts
乳房,女性的一个乳房
- 8.
Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
类似乳房的东西或地方；支撑面；内部凹处；内部
- 9.
A depression round the eye of a millstone.
磨盘眼周围的凹陷
内心；胸怀；怀抱；内部；深处；胸襟；（衣服的）胸部；磨眼周围的凹槽；内心,内心深处的情感或欲望
In use
She clutched the letter to her bosom as if it were a precious treasure.
He kept his deepest fears hidden in the bosom of his heart.
The mother held her child to her bosom with great tenderness.
his bosom was bursting with the secret
Connections
Collocations
- bosom friend
- 知心朋友；密友
- She is my bosom friend; I tell her everything.她是我知心朋友，我把一切都告诉她。
- bosom buddy
- 挚友；死党
- Harry and Ron are bosom buddies at school.哈利和罗恩在学校是死党。
- in the bosom of
- 在……的怀抱中；在……的温暖内部
- He found peace in the bosom of his family.他在家人的怀抱中找到了宁静。
- bosom of the church
- 教会的怀抱；教会的庇护之下
- The orphan was taken into the bosom of the church.这个孤儿被收进教会的庇护之下。
- bosom of the sea
- 海洋深处；大海的怀抱
- The treasure lay in the bosom of the sea.财宝躺在海洋深处。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bosom 像两只手臂环抱胸前，秘密和情感都藏在这温暖的怀抱里，即“胸怀、内心”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、old-fashioned narrative fiction、fixed phrases such as 'bosom friend' 该词在当代英语中比较常见于文学或正式书面语，尤其在描写内心情感或固定搭配（如 bosom friend）中；日常口语里较少单用表示‘胸部’，通常会被 chest 或 breast 替代。
Grammar Note
常用于'bosom of'结构，表示内心或怀抱
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 bosom /ˈbʊzəm/ 押韵。Blossom、possum、handsome、ransom 的结尾拼写相似，但都读 /səm/（或 /stəm/），而 bosom 的结尾读 /zəm/；boson 拼写只差一个字母，但读 /ˈboʊzɒn/；custom 读 /ˈkʌstəm/。注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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