HBHstomach – used especially by or to children 肚子〔尤为儿语〕
He was up all night with tummy ache.
他肚子疼,整晚都睡不着觉。
tummy bug/upsetBritish EnglishBrE (=an illness of the stomach that makes you vomit) 反胃
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tummy• Six out of 10 travellers get a tummybug abroad.• Once more her tummycontracted in memory.• A baby placed on her tummy was discovered dead two hours later, facedown in a pool of milk.• My 11-year-old son is always complaining his tummyhurts.• Mommy, my tummy hurts.• She was doodling in the sand and I was on my tummy watching her.• In the last act of King Lear, Regan complains of a spot of tummy trouble.• As they straighten, curve the spine and pull in the tummy, as if you have just received a blow.• Relax the tummymuscles, then repeat.
tummy ache• They tell me he's got toothache and tummy ache from eating too many sweets.• They may also have nightmares, tummy aches or headaches.
1 (informal) part of the body where food is digested胃ADJECTIVE | TUMMY + VERB | TUMMY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤empty, full空的肚子;填飽的肚子➤upset腸胃不適TUMMY + VERB➤rumble肚子咕咕叫➤ache胃疼TUMMY + NOUN➤ache, bug, trouble, upset (all BrE) 胃疼;胃病;反胃◇I had a slight tummy upset.我有點兒反胃。➤button (BrE) 肚臍PREPOSITION➤in the/your tummy在肚子裏◇I get a fluttery feeling in my tummy before meeting new people.要見陌生人時我總是忐忑不安。tummy
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2 (informal) front part of the body below the chest腹部ADJECTIVE | VERB + TUMMY | TUMMY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bulging, fat, flat隆起的肚子;肥大的肚子;扁平的小腹VERB + TUMMY➤pull in收腹➤pat, rub, tickle拍打肚子;揉搓肚子;胳肢肚子TUMMY + NOUN➤muscles腹部肌肉➤tuck腹部去脂手術◇cosmetic surgery like facelifts and tummy tucks面部拉皮、腹部去脂一類的整容外科手術PREPOSITION➤on the/your tummy在肚子上