He has a broad chest. The pain is in my upper chest.
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s why its latest episode is devoted to a victim stabbed in the chest.WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 The man who was shot in the chest testified he was hit while trying to take cover and the shots lasted five minutes. Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The man who was shot in the chest testified he was hit while trying to take cover and the shots lasted five minutes. Adrian Sainz, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Police reported that Hart, a former sprinter for Texas A&M University, was shot in the chest while trying to break up a fight. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 The cashier pulled out a handgun and a shot was fired, hitting another customer uninvolved in the dispute in the chest. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 He was struck once in the chest, back and right calf and underwent surgery, the reports said.oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022 Police said a juvenile male was shot in the chest, and Contee said the teen underwent surgery on Wednesday. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The victim, whose age was unavailable, was stabbed in the chest. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of chest was before the 12th century
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHEST | CHEST + VERB | CHEST + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤barrel, big, broad, huge, manly, massive, muscled, muscular, powerful, strong桶狀胸;寬闊的胸膛;男人味十足的胸膛;厚實的胸膛;肌肉發達的胸膛;強健的胸膛;結實的胸膛▸➤narrow窄小的胸膛▸➤flat扁平的胸部◇She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.她穿着寬鬆的衣服來掩飾扁平的胸部。➤bare, naked赤裸的/裸露的胸脯➤hairy毛茸茸的胸膛▸➤hairless, smooth沒有胸毛的/光滑的胸膛▸➤bad, tight, weak (especially BrE) 胸部疼痛;胸口發緊;胸部柔弱▸➤lower, upper下胸部;上胸部VERB + CHEST➤clutch, clutch at緊抓(着)胸◇Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.他痛苦地抓着自己的胸口摔倒在地。➤beat, pound, thump拍打胸膛;捶胸◇'You need to have courage,' he said, thumping his chest.“你得有勇氣。”他捶打着胸脯說。➤puff, puff out鼓起胸部◇He puffed out his chest proudly.他驕傲地挺起胸膛。➤shave, wax剃胸毛;用蠟除胸毛CHEST + VERB➤expand, heave, rise and fall胸部擴張;胸部起伏▸➤puff, puff out, puff up, swell胸部鼓起◇His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion.聽到這個建議,他肺都氣炸了。◇His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.他領獎時自豪地挺着胸脯。➤constrict, tighten胸口發緊◇Her chest tightened with fear.她嚇得胸口一陣發緊。➤ache, burn胸部疼痛/火辣辣地痛◇She ran until her chest ached.她一直跑到胸口發疼。CHEST + NOUN➤discomfort, pain, tightness胸口不適/疼痛/發緊▸➤injury, wound胸部受傷▸➤complaint, condition, disease, infection, problems胸部疾病;胸部感染;胸部問題▸➤radiograph, X-ray胸部放射照片 /X 光照片➤clinic胸科診所▸➤muscles胸部肌肉▸➤hair胸毛▸➤area, cavity胸部;胸腔PREPOSITION➤in the/your chest在胸部◇She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.她胸部中了兩彈。➤on the/your chest在胸上◇the hairs on his chest他的胸毛➤to the/your chest在胸部;對着/靠着胸部◇He suffered burns to the chest and neck.他胸部和頸部燒傷。◇She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.她把孩子緊緊地抱在胸前。