have a breast
breast 作为可数名词，指胸部或乳房。
She has a small breast.
她的胸部较小。
胸部；胸膛；胸肉；鸡胸肉；前胸；胸口；内心；心怀；前部；正面
either of the two soft organs on the chest of a woman or other female mammal that produce milk; also the similar organ in a man
女性人类胸部前方的两个器官之一,含有乳腺；男性也有类似器官。
Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
躯干前部,从颈部至腹部
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
胸部或人体胸腔的前部
The chest, or front of the human thorax.
女性胸部两个分泌乳汁的柔软腺体器官之一
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
覆盖胸部区域的衣物部分。
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
从禽类胸部切下的肉
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
情感、感觉等的象征性所在；内心或内心深处的想法
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
动物胸部的腹侧部分。
The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
禽类的优质肉块,尤其是鸡肉或火鸡肉；也指其他动物的肉块,如羊胸肉、小牛胸肉、猪胸肉
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
任何事物的前部或向前部分。
The front or forward part of anything.
地形或水体的上表面
The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
采煤工作面的表面。
The face of a coal working.
炉子的前部
The front of a furnace.
蛙泳。
The breaststroke.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest, right over his breast.
他感到胸口一阵剧痛，就在他的胸部上方。
用法提示：此处 breast 指胸部，作为名词使用。
AI contextual example
The doctor recommended a mammogram for the woman's breasts.
医生建议那位女性做乳房X光检查。
用法提示：此处 breasts 表示乳房，是 breast 的复数形式，作为名词使用。
AI contextual example
For dinner, we had roasted chicken breast with vegetables.
晚餐我们吃了烤鸡胸肉配蔬菜。
用法提示：此处 chicken breast 指鸡的胸脯肉，breast 作为名词使用。
AI contextual example
breast 作为可数名词，指胸部或乳房。
She has a small breast.
她的胸部较小。
通常用复数形式 breasts 指双乳，单数指一侧或抽象意义。
He pressed the child to his breast.
他把孩子紧贴在胸前。
常与介词 at, on, in 搭配。
The baby is feeding at the mother's breast.
婴儿正在吃母亲的奶。
grammar · medium
易错句子We must breast the difficulties.
正确表达We must face the difficulties.
名词'breast'作动词表示'面对'已不常用，应改用动词'face'，更自然且符合现代英语惯用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a muscular breast.
正确表达He has a muscular chest.
表示男性躯干前部应用'chest'，而'breast'多指女性乳房或诗歌中的胸膛，用于男性体格描写不自然。
作为鸡肉部位时，breast（胸肉）的相反概念是dark meat（深色肉，如腿肉）
鸡肉部位中，breast（胸肉）的相反部位之一
鸡肉部位中，breast（胸肉）的相反部位之一
chest 指胸腔或胸廓，侧重内部器官或骨架；breast 指外部乳房或胸前，侧重皮肤表面。
bust 强调女性胸部的尺寸或形状，也指半身雕塑；breast 更泛指身体部位或乳房本身。
乳腺癌
She was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
她去年被诊断出乳腺癌。
母乳
Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for infants.
母乳是婴儿最好的营养来源。
母乳喂养
Breast feeding is recommended for at least the first six months.
建议至少前六个月进行母乳喂养。
蛙泳
He is learning the breast stroke in his swimming class.
他正在游泳课上学习蛙泳。
鸡胸肉
Grilled chicken breast with vegetables is a healthy meal.
烤鸡胸肉配蔬菜是一顿健康的餐食。
胸前口袋
He keeps his pen in the breast pocket of his shirt.
他把钢笔放在衬衫的胸前口袋里。
彻底坦白
He finally made a clean breast of his involvement in the scandal.
他最终彻底坦白了自己卷入丑闻的情况。
捶胸顿足（表示自责）
Instead of beating your breast over the mistake, try to fix it.
与其为错误捶胸顿足，不如努力去弥补。
冲过终点线
The runner breasted the tape with a triumphant smile.
那位选手带着胜利的微笑冲过了终点线。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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