chest/tʃest/

n C

1. 胸部；胸腔

• He had a pain in the chest. 他的胸部疼痛。

2. (存放物品或作运输包装用的)箱，箱子；一箱之量

• a tool chest 工具箱

• a chest of tea 一大箱子茶叶

3. 柜子，橱；五斗橱

• put the shirts in the clothes chest 把那几件衬衣放进衣柜

词组off one's chest 口 倾吐出来

• Get the annoyance off your chest. 把心里的烦恼说出来。

on one's chest 口 郁积在心

• What's on your chest? 你有什么心事吗？

play sth. close to one's(或the)chest 口 对某事小心谨慎，对某事保守秘密 throw a chest 俚 挺起胸膛，振作精神