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breast

US /brɛst/

noun Core · B1 Sức khỏe

Definition

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The clinic offers free breast cancer screening every October.

Synonyms

  • chestthe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  • bosomthe chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

Collocations

  • Easy grilled chicken breast
    to grilled chicken breast, meaning to cook over a grill
  • Medium routine breast cancer screening
    describing routine breast cancer screening (an unvarying or habitual method or procedure)
  • Hard make a clean breast of past errors
    to create, produce, or cause regarding a clean breast of past errors
  • Very Hard beat one's breast in bitter grief
    to beat one's breast in bitter grief, meaning to come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

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