breast the tape
collocation撞线（到达终点）
She breasted the tape in record time.
她以创纪录的时间撞线。
迎击；面对
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迎击；面对
Push against with the chest; face or oppose something bravely.
The swimmer breasted the waves with strong strokes.
游泳者用有力的划水动作破浪前进。
文学/正式用语
用胸部抵住；迎面相对,面对
To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
到达(山丘或其他高地)的顶部。
To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
去除胸肉
To debreast.
breast
Base
原形
breasts
3rd person
第三人称单数
breasting
-ing
现在分词
breasted
Past
过去式
breasted
Past participle
过去分词
She breasts the finish line with determination.
她坚定地冲向终点线。
He breasted the wave and swam on.
他迎着波浪游了过去。
They have breasted the storm together.
他们一起挺过了风暴。
规则动词：以胸对着，面对
She breasted the strong wind as she walked along the cliff.
她沿着悬崖行走，迎着强风挺胸前行。
The team breasted the challenges and completed the project on time.
团队直面挑战，按时完成了项目。
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撞线（到达终点）
She breasted the tape in record time.
她以创纪录的时间撞线。
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。
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。
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。
坦白承认；和盘托出
He finally made a clean breast of his mistake.
他终于坦白承认了自己的错误。
捶胸顿足；表现出懊悔
Instead of beating your breast, just fix the problem.
与其捶胸顿足，不如去解决问题。
冲线；跑完全程
She breasted the tape in record time.
她以创纪录的成绩冲线。
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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。
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。
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