bra

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bra /brɑː/ ●●○ noun [countable]  DCCa piece of underwear that a woman wears to support her breasts 胸罩，乳罩，文胸 →4  See picture of 见图 UNDERWEAR →5 see picture at 见图 underwear

Examples from the Corpus

bra• Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory, gossamer-light teddy.• Underneath her Michael Jackson T-shirt she was wearing a bra.• No, her bra and pants were still wet.• Another witness reported that some women took off their blouses and filled them with money, walking off in their bras.Origin bra (1900-2000) brassiere

bra nounChinese  

underwear Corpus to support that piece her a of a wears woman

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bra /brɑː/ noun [countable]a piece of underwear that a woman wears to support her breasts

braBrE /brɑː/ 🔊NAmE /brɑː/ 🔊 noun (also formal brassière) a piece of women's underwear worn to cover and support the breasts 胸罩；文胸 (also ˈcar bra, ˈauto bra) a tightly fitting cover that is put over the front end of a car to protect it, sometimes made of a material that absorbs the waves from police radar equipment, so that it is more difficult to tell if a driver is going too fast （汽车前部的）活动罩，车头罩