bosom

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bos·om /ˈbʊzəm/ noun  1  [countable 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. [countable 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• 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

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bosom
bos‧om /ˈbʊzəm/ noun1. [countable usually singular] written the front part of a woman’s chest:
    She cradled the child to her bosom.
2. [countable usually plural] a woman’s breast
3. the bosom of the family/the Church etc the situation where you feel safe because you are with people who love and protect you
4. [singular] literary a word meaning someone’s feelings and emotions, used especially when these are bad or unpleasant:
    Drury harboured bitterness in his bosom.
5. bosom friend/buddy/pal literary a very close friend

bosomBrE /ˈbʊzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʊzəm/ 🔊 noun [countable] a woman's chest or breasts 女人的胸部（或乳房）◆her ample bosom她丰满的乳房◆She pressed him to her bosom. 她紧紧地把他抱在胸前。🔊🔊 [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers a woman's bosom 女衣胸部（或胸襟）◆a rose pinned to her bosom别在她胸襟上的一朵玫瑰the ~ of sth [singular] a situation in which you are with people who love and protect you 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形；在…的怀抱中◆to live in the bosom of your family生活在家庭的温暖怀抱中