| 釋義 |
chest /tjest; tjest/ n 1 large, strong (usu wooden) box with a lid for storing, eg clothes, tools, money, medicine, tea, etc. (大而堅固，通常系木制之有蓋的)箱; 大木箱(用以存放衣服、工具、錢財、醫(yī)藥、茶等)。 ~ of 'drawers, large ~ with drawers for clothes. (裝衣服的)五屜柜; 衣柜。 2 (anat) upper front part of the body, enclosed by the ribs, containing the heart and lungs. (俗) 剖)(人體的)胸部(外為肋骨，內(nèi)含心臟及肺)。→ the illus at trunk. 參看 trunk 之插圖。 get sth off one's ~, (colloq) say sth one is anxious to say. (俗)傾吐胸中積悶; 說出所要說的話。 hold/keep one's cards close to one's/the ~，be secretive. 善于保守秘密; 秘而不宜的。 3 (US) (funds of the) treasury of a public institution: (美) (公家機構(gòu)的)金庫; 經(jīng)費; 基金： the community for charitable purposes. (D 于慈善事業(yè)的)社會基金。 |