solar plexus

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solar plex·us /ˌsəʊlə ˈpleksəs $ ˌsoʊlər-/ noun [singular] HBHthe front part of your body just below your ribs 心窝，心口 a blow to the solar plexus 打在心口上的一击

Examples from the Corpus

solar plexus• A drop of juniper can also be rubbed into your forearms and solar plexus.• It was like a jagged knife, jerking in her solar plexus.• When I finally saw his face, the muscles surrounding my solar plexus contracted fiercely with the shock of recognition.• You go crazy with the frustration and throw a bad punch and take his counter in your mouth or solar plexus.• You could then lean back and pick up the front foot, thrusting it straight into the opponent's solar plexus.• He began to work on the body, aiming for the solar plexus all the time.• Had the batsman not ducked, the ball might have struck him in the solar plexus.• The impact of that failure must have been like a fierce left hook in the solar plexus.Origin solar plexus (1700-1800) Because its nerves spread out from the center like the rays of the sun

solar plex·us nounChineseSyllable

the your body below Corpus your of front just part

solar plexus
solar plex‧us /ˌsəʊlə ˈpleksəs $ ˌsoʊlər-/