underbelly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·der·bel·ly /ˈʌndəˌbeli $ -ər-/ noun [singular] literary  1  the unpleasant parts of a place or society that are normally hidden 〔地方或社会的〕阴暗面underbelly of photographs that capture the underbelly of the United States – its poverty, its injustice, and its alienated underclass 捕捉美国社会中贫穷、不公正以及被孤立的底层阶级等阴暗面的照片2  ATTACKthe weakest part of an organization or a person’s character, that is most easily attacked or criticized 〔机构或某人性格中的〕脆弱点，最薄弱部分underbelly of They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents. 他们需要找出对手的软肋。3. HBAHBFthe lower part of an animal’s body, including the stomach 〔动物的〕下腹部

Examples from the Corpus

underbelly• It exposes the grim underbelly to the sentimental images captured by the town's celebrated photographer Frank Sutcliffe.• Sheltered by the underbelly of that small pedestrian bridge, I would practice my singing.• From the catwalk they surveyed this choked cavern which lay beneath even the underbelly of the city.• The Panhandle was the butt end of the underbelly of the city, and was lucky to have plumbing.• What obviously attracted Motion to Wainewright is the way his life represents the underbelly of the romantic movement.• But they have seen the underbelly of working motherhood, and I think they have taken in all its lessons.• That double standard was the underbelly of every easy laugh stand-up comedians got when they did hooker jokes.

un·der·bel·ly nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus that the or unpleasant parts are society of a place

underbelly
un‧der‧bel‧ly /ˈʌndəˌbeli $ -ər-/ noun [singular] literary
1. the unpleasant parts of a place or society that are normally hidden
    underbelly of
    photographs that capture the underbelly of the United States – its poverty, its injustice, and its alienated underclass
2. the weakest part of an organization or a person’s character, that is most easily attacked or criticized
    underbelly of
    They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents.
3. the lower part of an animal’s body, including the stomach

under·bellyBrE /ˈʌndəbeli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌndərbeli/ 🔊 noun [singular] the weakest part of sth that is most easily attacked 脆弱点；薄弱环节◆The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy. 贸易赤字仍是美国经济的软肋。🔊🔊the underneath part of an animal （动物的）下腹部，腩◆(figurative) He became familiar with the dark underbelly of life in the city (= the parts that are usually hidden). 他逐渐熟悉都市生活的阴暗面。🔊🔊