stom·ach1 /ˈstʌmək/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC] 2 HBHthe front part of your body, below your chest 腹部 He turned round and punched Carlos in the stomach. 他转过身一拳打在卡洛斯的腹部。
3 do something on an empty stomach EATto do something when you have not eaten 空腹做某事 You shouldn’t take the pills on an empty stomach. 你不可以空腹吃这些药片。
do something on an empty stomach• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.• I mean, neither of us had eaten since the early hours, and drinking on an empty stomach is dodgy.• I tend to be very short-tempered on an empty stomach.• No use mourning on an empty stomach.• The next two got off more lightly: two spoonfuls of vinegar three times a day, also on an empty stomach.• The sensation of nausea on an empty stomach was peculiarly unpleasant.• There was little point, Manville decided, on a man eating on an empty stomach.• They report to work at 8.30am on an empty stomach.
4 turn your stomach DISGUSTINGto make you feel sick or upset 使某人感到恶心,令某人反胃 The sight of the slaughtered cow turned my stomach. 看到被宰杀的牛我感到恶心。
turn your stomach• The sight of the dead body turned his stomach.• And the rich, savoury smell of the hare drifted down to meet her, turning her stomach.• It was in the air, all right, a stink that turned his stomach.• The strike has meant piles of rotting garbage in the streets. "It's enough to turn your stomach, " said one resident.• I don't know anything about art, but I know what turns my stomach. 5. have no stomach for a fight/task etc WILLING#to have no desire to do something difficult, upsetting, or frightening 不想打架/没兴趣干活等have no stomach for a fight/task etc• They proved to have no stomach for a fight with only Steve Regeling showing any semblance of spirit. 6 have a strong stomach STAND/BEARto be able to see or do things that are unpleasant without feeling sick or upset 有很强的承受能力 Don’t go and see this film unless you have a strong stomach. 如果没有很强的承受力就不要去看这部电影。
have a strong stomach• It's a very violent film. You'll need a strong stomach to sit through it.• You have to have a strong stomach to invest in today's bond market. COLLOCATIONSadjectivesfull (=full of food) 饱的A lot of these children don't know what it is like to have a full stomach. 这些孩子中有许多人不知道吃饱是什么感觉。
empty (=with no food in) 肚子空的It was 11 o'clock, and my stomach was empty. 11 点了,我的胃都空了。
an upset stomach (=a stomach affected by illness) 胃部不适Debbie was at home because she had an upset stomach. 黛比在家,因为她胃不舒服。
stomach + NOUN(a) stomach ache 胃痛;腹痛I had terrible stomach ache last night. 昨天晚上我胃痛得厉害。
stomach pains/cramps 胃部[腹部]绞痛He complained of acute stomach pains. 他说感到腹部剧痛。
a stomach bug (=an illness you have caught that affects your stomach) 肠胃病nHe's off work with a stomach bug.
a stomach upset (=when your stomach is affected by illness) 胃部不适nThe boy had a stomach upset after eating berries from the garden.
a stomach ulcer 胃溃疡nToo much stress can cause stomach ulcers.
stomach cancer 胃癌nShe was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year.
verbssomebody's stomach rumbles (=it makes a noise because they are hungry) 某人的肚子〔饿得〕咕咕叫She felt her stomach rumble. 她觉得肚子饿得咕咕叫。
somebody's stomach churns (=they feel sick because they are nervous or frightened) 某人〔因紧张或害怕而〕反胃nHer stomach was churning with anxiety.
somebody's stomach lurches/tightens (=it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened) 某人〔因害怕而〕胃里翻腾/收紧nHer stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield.
nsettle somebody's stomach (=to stop it feeling uncomfortable)The doctor gave me some tablets to settle my stomach.