Word · Frequency #20009
navels
肚脐
navels is the plural of navel.
核心释义
a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- 1.
有胎盘哺乳动物腹部在出生前脐带连接处留下的凹陷或凸起。
The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- 2.
脐带附着处留下的疤痕
a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- 3.
任何事物的中心部分或点；中间。
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
- 4.
某物的中心点或中间部分
the center point or middle of something
- 5.
脐橙。
A navel orange.
有胎盘哺乳动物腹部在出生前脐带连接处留下的凹陷或凸起。；脐带附着处留下的疤痕；任何事物的中心部分或点；中间。；某物的中心点或中间部分；脐橙。
用法In use
The baby's navel healed quickly after the cord fell off.
用法提示：navel 在此指肚脐，即脐带脱落后留下的疤痕。
She felt a tickle around her navel when the doctor examined her abdomen.
用法提示：navel 作为名词，表示人体腹部的肚脐。
Some people clean their navel carefully with a cotton swab.
用法提示：navel 指肚脐，是脐带附着处留下的凹陷或疤痕。
you were not supposed to show your navel on television
they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- navel piercing
- 肚脐穿孔
- She decided to get a navel piercing for her birthday.她决定在生日那天穿个肚脐环。
- navel orange
- 脐橙
- This navel orange is especially juicy.这个脐橙特别多汁。
- navel-gazing
- 无谓的内省
- He spent the afternoon navel-gazing instead of working.他整个下午都在无谓地内省，而不是工作。
- navel area
- 肚脐部位
- Pain in the navel area should not be ignored.肚脐部位的疼痛不应被忽视。
- navel lint
- 肚脐绒
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
navel 音似“内凹”，肚脐正是腹部中央的小凹窝，记住“内凹的脐”即可。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical and anatomical writing、biology and anatomy education ‘Navel’ 较正式，通常用于医学、解剖学或较书面的语境；日常口语中更常说 belly button。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
navel /ˈneɪvəl/ rhymes with naval /ˈneɪvəl/, which is pronounced the same. The other words all end in -vel but have different vowel sounds: gravel /ˈɡrævəl/, travel /ˈtrævəl/, level /ˈlɛvəl/, novel /ˈnɒvəl/, shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/. Don't pronounce them like navel, and don't confuse the spelling of navel and naval.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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