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the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach 胸部；胸膛 
chest pains 胸部疼痛 She gasped for breath, her chest heaving. 她喘着气，胸部不停地起伏。 She folded her arms across her chest 交叉双臂 a chest infection 胸部感染 - in the chest
symptoms such as wheezing or a tightness in the chest 气喘或胸闷等症状 The bullet hit him in the chest. 子弹击中了他的胸部。 a hairy chest 毛茸茸的胸部 a gorilla beating his chest 一只大猩猩拍打着他的胸膛 She pulled her knees to her chest, and hugged them tight. 她把膝盖拉到胸前，紧紧地抱住它们。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb1‘You've got to have courage,' he said, thumping his chest. 他捶着胸脯说：“你得有勇气。” Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground. 他痛苦地抓着自己的胸口摔倒在地。 He puffed out his chest proudly. 他骄傲地挺起胸膛。 He suffered burns to the chest and neck. 他胸部和颈部烧伤。 Her chest tightened with fear. 她吓得胸口一阵发紧。 His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion. 听到这个建议，他肺都气炸了。 His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award. 他领奖时自豪地挺着胸脯。 She clutched her baby tightly to her chest. 她把孩子紧紧地抱在胸前。 She ran until her chest ached. 她一直跑到胸口发疼。 She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets. 她胸部中了两弹。 She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest. 她穿着宽松的衣服来掩饰扁平的胸部。 the hairs on his chest 他的胸毛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barrel
- big
- broad
- …
- clutch
- clutch at
- beat
- …
- expand
- heave
- rise and fall
- …
- discomfort
- pain
- tightness
- …
- in the/your chest
- on the/your chest
- to the/your chest
- …
- -chested
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of chest mentioned 有…胸的；胸部…的 flat-chested 胸部扁平的 broad-chested 胸部宽阔的
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another （常为木制的）大箱子 a medicine chest 药箱 a treasure chest 财宝箱
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1The documents were kept in an ancient oak chest with a brass lock. 那些文件放在一个古老的橡木箱子里，用铜锁锁着。 a pirate's treasure chest 海盗的财宝箱
Word OriginOld English cest, cyst, related to Dutch kist and German Kiste, based on Greek kistē ‘box’.
Idioms
get something off your chest
to talk about something that has been worrying you for a long time so that you feel less anxious 倾吐心里的烦恼；吐出心事；一吐为快 Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to get it off your chest. 为什么不告诉她你的感受？把它说出来也许对你有好处。
hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest
to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret 守口如瓶；秘而不宣