bosom

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bos·om /ˈbʊzəm/ noun

1 [countableC usually singular] writtenHBHDCC the front part of a woman’s chest 〔女人的〕胸部

She cradled the child to her bosom.

她把那孩子抱入怀中。

2. [countableC usually plural]HBH a woman’s breast 〔女人的〕乳房

3. the bosom of the family/the Church etc SSFSSOthe situation where you feel safe because you are with people who love and protect you 家庭/教会等的温暖怀抱

4 [singular] literaryEMOTIONAL a word meaning someone’s feelings and emotions, used especially when these are bad or unpleasant 内心，〔尤指负面的〕情感

Drury harboured bitterness in his bosom.

德鲁里怀恨在心。

5. bosom friend/buddy/pal literaryFRIEND a very close friend 密友，知己，心腹之交

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bosom friend/buddy/pal• It is now that man contemplates, for it is now that the sea is a bosom friend.• It is an open secret that he and Reg Pybus are bosom pals.• Queequeg says they are now married-meaning they are bosom friends who would defend each other to the death.• There was less arguing after that, but the two actors never became bosom buddies and never worked together again.• He was still my friend, my bosom friend.• The first was affection of the kind that binds families together, or bosom pals.• Benny and Garry were bosom pals once again.

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bosom• It is now that man contemplates, for it is now that the sea is a bosom friend.• She was breathing more quickly now and her bosom was again rising and falling defiantly.• But she looks troubled, unsure of herself - perhaps because her bosom is merely average, one has seen bigger.• Daniel harbored bitterness and anger in his bosom.• Whatever swells as a result, it's unlikely to be the Mellor bosom.• He was still my friend, my bosom friend.• Half the stiff bosom shirts worn nowadays, the laundry is due on them yet.• I am taking you to my home, into the very bosom of my family.

Origin bosom

Old English bosm

bos·om noun

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