How do you use "breast" in a sentence?

Breast cancer awareness has increased significantly. Would you like chicken breast or thigh? She clutched the photograph to her breast.

breast

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Meaning: The chest area, especially a woman's mammary gland, or poultry meat

乳房，胸部，鸡胸肉

pecho, seno, pechuga

胸、乳房、胸肉

가슴, 유방, 가슴살

Breast refers to either of the two soft, protruding organs on a woman's upper body that produce milk, or more generally to the chest area. In culinary contexts, it refers to the meat from the chest of a bird, particularly chicken. The word appears in medical terms like 'breast cancer' and 'breastfeeding'.

breast指女性上身两个柔软突出的产乳器官，或更广泛地指胸部区域。在烹饪语境中，它指禽类胸部的肉，特别是鸡肉。这个词出现在'乳腺癌'和'母乳喂养'等医学术语中。

Breast se refiere a cualquiera de los dos órganos blandos y prominentes en la parte superior del cuerpo de una mujer que producen leche, o más generalmente al área del pecho. En contextos culinarios, se refiere a la carne del pecho de un ave, particularmente pollo.

breastは、母乳を作る女性の上半身にある2つの柔らかく突き出た器官、またはより一般的に胸部を指します。料理の文脈では、鳥、特に鶏の胸の肉を指します。この言葉は「乳がん」や「授乳」などの医学用語に登場します。

Breast는 여성의 상체에 있는 모유를 생산하는 두 개의 부드러운 기관을 가리키거나, 더 넓은 의미로 가슴 부위를 말합니다. 요리에서는 새, 특히 닭의 가슴 부위 고기를 의미합니다. 'breast cancer'(유방암)이나 'breastfeeding'(모유 수유) 같은 의학 용어에 사용됩니다.

Examples

Breast cancer awareness has increased significantly.
乳腺癌意识显著提高。
La concienciación sobre el cáncer de mama ha aumentado significativamente.
乳がんへの意識は大幅に高まっています。
유방암에 대한 인식이 크게 높아졌습니다.
Would you like chicken breast or thigh?
你想要鸡胸肉还是鸡腿肉？
¿Prefieres pechuga o muslo de pollo?
鶏の胸肉ともも肉、どちらがいいですか？
닭 가슴살과 다릿살 중 어느 것으로 하시겠어요?
She clutched the photograph to her breast.
她把照片紧紧抱在胸前。
Ella apretó la fotografía contra su pecho.
彼女はその写真を胸に抱きしめました。
그녀는 그 사진을 가슴에 꼭 안았습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'breost' meaning 'chest, bosom', from Proto-Germanic 'breustam'. Related to German 'Brust' and Dutch 'borst'. The original meaning encompassed the whole chest; narrowing to the female bosom occurred gradually.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal