English主要词典
chest
Universal Words
noun
1 the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach:
The bullet hit him in the chest. * She gasped for breath, her chest heaving. * a chest infection * chest pains * a hairy chest
2 (-chested) (in adjectives) having the type of chest mentioned:
flat-chested * broad-chested
3 a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another:
a medicine chest * a treasure chest
seealsoTEACHEST
seealsoWARCHEST
IDIOMS
get sth off your chest to talk about sth that has been worrying you for a long time so that you feel less anxious:
Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to get it off your chest.
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