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midriff

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Human
mid·riff /ˈmɪdrɪf/ noun [countable]  HBHthe part of the body between your chest and your waist 腹部
Examples from the Corpus
midriffRuth flinched as droplets of water landed on her bare midriff.He was staring at her midriff.The sharp sensation in her midriff shocked her by its intensity.Were it an elephant, our feet would be in its midriff, our heads just under its rib-cage.The bulge in its midriff testified to that.The trick is preventing the fire in the midriff breaking out into a public conflagration.That accusation was like a blow to the midriff, still as hurtful as ever, nomatterhow often she heard it.Point the chin upwards and feel the wonderful stretch from your midriff up to your chin.
Origin midriff Old English midhrif, from midde ( → MID-) + hrif abdomen
mid·riff nounChineseSyllable
the the Corpus of between part your body


midriff
midriff /ˈmɪdrɪf/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: midhrif, from midde ( mid-) + hrif 'abdomen'
the part of the body between your chest and your waist


mid·riffBrE /ˈmɪdrɪf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪdrɪf/ 🔊 nounthe middle part of the body between the chest and the waist 腹部;肚子a bare midriff裸露的腹部