Word · Frequency #2793
breast
迎击；面对
核心释义
文学/正式用语
Push against with the chest; face or oppose something bravely.
- 1.
用胸部抵住；迎面相对,面对
To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
- 2.
到达(山丘或其他高地)的顶部。
To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
- 3.
去除胸肉
To debreast.
登顶；去胸脯肉；用胸部抵住；迎面相对,面对；到达(山丘或其他高地)的顶部。；去除胸肉
用法In use
The swimmer breasted the waves with strong strokes.
用法提示：动词breasted表示以胸对着波浪，即迎浪前进。
She breasted the strong wind as she walked along the cliff.
用法提示：动词breasted表示挺胸面对强风。
The team breasted the challenges and completed the project on time.
用法提示：动词breasted表示勇敢面对挑战。
breast sth
The small boat breasted the waves and reached the shore.
小船迎着波浪前行，最终抵达岸边。
Verb forms
base breast · third person breasts · -ing breasting · past breasted · past participle breasted
规则动词：以胸对着，面对
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- breast the tape
- 撞线（到达终点）
- She breasted the tape in record time.她以创纪录的时间撞线。
- breast the hill
- 登顶；到达山顶
- We finally breasted the hill after a long climb.经过长时间攀登，我们终于登上了山顶。
- breast the current
- 逆流而上；顶着水流
- The swimmer struggled to breast the strong current.那名游泳者奋力顶着湍急的水流。
- breast the storm
- 迎着风暴；勇敢面对困境
- The ship breasted the storm and reached port safely.那艘船迎着风暴，安全抵达港口。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象登山者用胸膛(breast)抵住石壁向上登顶：动词 breast 就是‘迎击、面对、登上山顶’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary writing、cooking/butchery 动词 breast 的用法随语境差异较大：表示‘面对、迎击’或‘登顶’时多出现在正式或文学性写作中；表示‘去除胸肉’时则属于烹饪或屠宰方面的专业用法。日常口语中通常较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，意为‘以胸对着；面对’，常用于比喻义，如‘面对困难’。过去式、过去分词、现在分词形式分别为breasted、breasted、breasting。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 breast /brɛst/ 押韵，韵尾为 /ɛst/。注意：east /iːst/、beast /biːst/、yeast /jiːst/ 等虽含 -east 拼写，但读作 /iːst/，与 breast 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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