Word · Frequency #2213
chests
胸；胸部
chests is the plural of chest.
The front part of a person's body between the neck and the abdomen, or the similar area in an animal.
- 1.
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
箱子,通常是带有安全凸盖的大型坚固箱子
- 2.
Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
争论；争吵；冲突；敌意
- 3.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
胸(人体颈至横膈膜间的躯干部分,或脊椎动物的对应部位)
- 4.
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
公共资金存放处；金库
- 5.
box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
带盖的大储物箱(通常坚固)
- 6.
A chest of drawers.
五斗柜
- 7.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
胸(躯干前部,从颈至腹)
- 8.
The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
人体从颈部底部到腹部顶部的部分；某些动物的对应区域
- 9.
The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
躯干前部(前表面)
- 10.
A hit or blow made with one's chest.
用胸部进行的击打
大箱子；储物箱；抽屉柜；五斗柜；国库；金库；胸部撞击；争吵；敌对
In use
He felt a sharp pain in his chest after running up the stairs.
She keeps old photographs in a wooden chest under the bed.
The doctor listened to her chest with a stethoscope during the check-up.
a chest of [something]
表示装满某物的箱子。
He found a chest of gold coins.
他发现了一箱金币。
[body] in the chest
chest指胸部，常用于描述身体不适。
She felt a sharp pain in her chest.
她感到胸口一阵剧痛。
chest of drawers
这是一个固定短语，指带抽屉的柜子。
The bedroom has a wooden chest of drawers.
Connections
Collocations
- chest pain
- 胸痛
- He went to the doctor because of chest pain.他因胸痛去看医生。
- chest cavity
- 胸腔
- The lungs are located in the chest cavity.肺位于胸腔内。
- chest X-ray
- 胸部X光
- The doctor ordered a chest X-ray to check for pneumonia.医生要求做胸部X光检查是否有肺炎。
- chest of drawers
- 五斗橱；衣柜
- She keeps her clothes in a chest of drawers.她把衣服放在五斗橱里。
- treasure chest
- 宝箱
- The pirates buried a treasure chest on the island.海盗在岛上埋了一个宝箱。
- chest freezer
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用chest记‘胸’和‘箱’：想象胸前抱个箱子。
Context & Register
通常指胸部（胸廓），在医疗、解剖学、健身等场景中较为中性；也可指储物箱或衣柜，多见于家居语境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为chests。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the 'est' spelling and rhyme with 'chest'. Note: words like 'least' (/liːst/) share the spelling but have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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