Word · Frequency #24756
crotches
裆部；胯部
crotches is the plural of crotch.
The part of the human body where the legs join the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
- 1.
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
人体腹部下方(最底部)双腿从躯干分叉处,即生殖器和肛门区域。
- 2.
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
两支相交形成的角度区域
- 3.
The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.
物体分叉或分支的地方；分叉处。
- 4.
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
腿内侧与人体躯干相连形成的角度
- 5.
In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
在三球开伦台球中,球台每个角落的小空间。
- 6.
external sex organ
外部性器官
- 7.
The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".
由两条向下笔画相交于内锐角而形成的开口(负空间),可能位于顶点上方,如字母“V”和“Y”中。
分叉处；叉口；生殖器；阴部；台球桌角的小空间；字形中的V形开口；人体腹部下方(最底部)双腿从躯干分叉处,即生殖器和肛门区域。
In use
He accidentally kicked me in the crotch during the game.
The tree's branches formed a V-shaped crotch that held a bird's nest.
She wore shorts that were too tight, causing discomfort in the crotch area.
he climbed into the crotch of a tree
the crotch of [noun]
The cat was sleeping in the crotch of the tree.
猫正睡在树的丫叉里。
in/on the crotch
指身体部位时常用in；指物体表面时可用on。
He felt a sharp pain in the crotch after the fall.
摔倒后他感到胯部一阵剧痛。
hit/punch [someone] in the crotch
Connections
Collocations
- crotch area
- 胯部；裆部
- He felt a sharp pain in the crotch area after the collision.碰撞后他感到胯部一阵剧痛。
- crotch kick
- 踢裆；踢向胯部的一脚
- The self-defense class teaches a quick crotch kick to stop an attacker.自卫课上教快速踢裆，以阻止攻击者。
- crotch grab
- 抓裆动作
- The player's crotch grab was caught by the camera.那名球员的抓裆动作被摄像机拍到了。
- crotch of a tree
- 树叉；树干分叉处
- The nest was tucked into the crotch of a tree.鸟巢藏在树杈处。
- crotch seam
- 裤裆接缝
- The cheap trousers tore along the crotch seam.这条便宜的裤子沿裆部接缝处裂开了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象双腿呈V字形，V的顶点（分叉处）就是crotch，也指树枝的叉口。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语、服装或版型描述、医学或解剖说明 crotch 在描述身体部位时属于中性偏直白的常用词，多用于日常口语、服装说明或医学语境；它本身不是粗俗说法，但在正式或需要委婉的场合，人们常会改用其他含蓄表达。
Grammar Note
常与定冠词the连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 crotch /krɑtʃ/ 押韵的词有 notch /nɑtʃ/、botch /bɑtʃ/、watch /wɑtʃ/、blotch /blɑtʃ/、splotch /splɑtʃ/（均为美式发音）。注意 crutch /krʌtʃ/ 虽拼写相近，但元音不同，并不押韵；catch /kætʃ/、match /mætʃ/、patch /pætʃ/ 等 -atch 词也都不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.