breast

乳房

女性の胸にある、乳を作ることができる二つの柔らかく丸い部分の一つ。

やさしい英語で： Either of the two soft, rounded parts on the front of a woman’s chest that can produce milk.

• She found a lump in her breast.
• The baby drinks breast milk.
• A nurse explained how to examine her breasts.

よく使う表現： left breast, breast cancer, breast milk, breast tissue

胸肉

鳥の胸の部分の肉。特に鶏や七面鳥の肉をいう。

やさしい英語で： Meat taken from the front of a bird’s body, especially a chicken or turkey.

• I cooked a chicken breast.
• Slice the turkey breast before serving it.
• We grilled two breasts with lemon and garlic.

類義語： brisket

よく使う表現： chicken breast, turkey breast, boneless breast

胸

動物の体の前側で、首の下にある部分。特に鳥についていう。

やさしい英語で： The front part of an animal’s body below its neck, especially on a bird.

• The bird has a red breast.
• White feathers cover its breast.
• Two small birds with yellow breasts landed nearby.

類義語： chest

よく使う表現： red breast, bird’s breast, white breast

胸

人の体の前側で、首と腹の間にある部分。

やさしい英語で： The front of a person’s body between the neck and stomach.

• He held a hand to his breast.
• She pressed the letter against her breast.
• Fear stirred in his breast as the door opened.

類義語： chest, bosom

よく使う表現： beat your breast, against someone’s breast, within someone’s breast

胸部

上着やシャツの、胸を覆う部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a jacket or shirt that covers the chest.

• His pen was in his breast pocket.
• A small badge decorated the breast of her jacket.
• The coat had a torn breast pocket.

よく使う表現： breast pocket, jacket breast, coat breast

頂上に達する

丘や山のいちばん高いところまで登り着く。

やさしい英語で： To reach the top of a hill or mountain.

• We breasted the hill at noon.
• The riders breasted the ridge and saw the sea.
• After hours of climbing, she finally breasted the summit.

類義語： crest

よく使う表現： breast a hill, breast the ridge, breast the summit