bosom
bosom
noun
bosomed
adjective
noun
- a woman's chest
（女人的）胸部
her ample bosom.
她那丰满的胸部。
[mass noun]the dress offered a fair display of bosom.
这条连衣裙很好地勾勒出了胸部曲线。
■(一般作 bosoms)a woman's breast
（女人的）乳房
■a part of a dress covering the chest
（女装的）胸襟
■the space between a person's clothing and their chest used for carrying things
胸前，怀
he carried a letter in his bosom.
他怀里揣着一封信。
■(the bosom of)(poetic/literary)the loving care and protection
(诗／文)温暖的关怀和保护
Bruno went home each night to the bosom of his family.
布鲁诺每晚都回到家庭温暖的怀抱中去。
■used to refer to the chest as the seat of emotions
胸怀，内心
quivering dread was settling in her bosom.
她心存恐惧与不安。
- [attrib.](of a friend) very close or intimate
（朋友）亲密的，知心的
the two girls had become bosom friends.
这两个女孩变成了知心朋友。
bosomed
adjective
- [incombination]her small-bosomed physique.
她那几近平胸的身材。
- Old English Bōsm, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boezem and German Busen
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