chest學測 L3KK [ˈtʃɛst] | /ˈtʃɛst/
胸部;胸膛·箱子;大木箱
身兼胸膛與箱子雙義,學測常考
He put the old photo in a wooden chest and held it close to his chest.
他把舊照片放進木箱裡,然後把它抱在胸口。
一個畫面:抱緊胸口護寶
貼緊胸口雙手抱住,貼在身體最柔軟的地方
闔起箱蓋蓋子一闔,內容物就被收好
珍藏其中不管是器官還是寶物,都被好好收著
義項
胸口B2noun胸部;胸膛
He felt a sharp pain in his chest and had difficulty breathing, so he went to the hospital.
他感到胸口一陣劇痛,呼吸困難,於是去了醫院。
chest paina broad chest
藏寶箱A2noun箱子;大木箱
The old chest was full of gold coins and jewels.
這個舊箱子裡裝滿了金幣和珠寶。
a treasure chesta wooden chest
片語
chest of drawers抽屜五斗櫃 →有抽屜的衣櫃
treasure chest藏寶箱 →裝滿寶藏的箱子
chest pain胸口疼痛 →胸部感到疼痛
get something off your chest吐露心事 →說出心裡的話,如釋重負
你會不會這樣說?
'He held the old photo close to his chest.' 這裡的 chest 是指:(A) 胸口 (B) 箱子
看答案
(A)
此句中 chest 指身體,因為動作是抱在懷裡,不是收納箱子。
'chest of drawers' 是指人的胸膛。這句話對不對?
看答案
不對
chest of drawers 是箱子延伸,不是身體部位。