chest
n.(名词)
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.
胸膛:身体位于颈和腹部之间被肋骨和胸骨所包围的一部分;胸膛
A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.
箱子:专门用来贮放东西的结实的箱子,有盖且经常有锁
A small closet or cabinet with shelves for storing supplies:
柜子:有搁板用来贮入存货的小橱或陈列柜:
例句:
a medicine chest above the bathroom sink.
浴缸上方的医药箱
The treasury of a public institution.
金库:一个公共机构的金库
The funds kept there.
资金:金库中存有的基金
A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.
箱:运输茶叶之类商品所用的箱子
The quantity packed in such a box.
一箱:这种箱子中所装商品的数量
A sealed receptacle for liquid, gas, or steam.
密封室:贮藏液体、气体或蒸气的密封容器
A bureau; a dresser.
衣橱:五斗橱;衣橱
<习惯用语>get (something) off (one`s) chest
To vent one`s pent-up feelings.
发泄被压抑的感情
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English cest [box]
源自 古英语 cest [盒子]
from West Germanic *kist3
源自 西日耳曼语 *kist3
from Latin cista
源自 拉丁语 cista
from Greek kistô
源自 希腊语 kistô
【引伸】
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