thorax

英 [ˈθɔːræks]

美 [ˈθɔːræks]

n.  胸; 胸腔; (昆虫的)胸，胸部

医学

BNC.27648 / COCA.26733

牛津词典

noun

• 胸；胸腔
  the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs , between the neck and the waist
• （昆虫的）胸，胸部
  the middle section of an insect's body, to which the legs and wings are attached

柯林斯词典

• 胸部;胸腔;胸廓
  Yourthoraxis the part of your body between your neck and your waist.
• (昆虫的)胸部，胸节
  An insect'sthoraxis the central part of its body to which the legs and wings are attached.

英英释义

noun

• part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  Synonym:chestpectus
• the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

双语例句

• Proe growth of the spine and growth of the thorax are directly related.
  目标。证明脊柱的生长与胸廓的生长直接相关。
• ( zoology) having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.
  （动物学）分离的头、胸、腹部由紧缩分开的，如某些昆虫。
• Waist circumference can significantly predict asthma, even for people who aren't technically overweight, according to a study in Thorax.
  根据《胸腔》（Thorax）杂志上的一项研究，腰围可以有效预测哮喘，甚至是对那些理论上并不超重的人。
• From ground-based telescopes, the "ant nebula" resembles the head and thorax of a garden ant.
  透过地面望远镜，蚂蚁星云看上去像一只花园蚂蚁的头与胸。
• Of conventional imaging procedures, contrast-enhanced CT is the most common for both the abdomen and the thorax.
  在传统的影像方法中，对比增强CT在腹部和胸腔检查方面是普遍的。
• Clinically, it could be employed in the treatment of some types of pain in head, neck, thorax, lumbar and sacral region.
  在临床上可用于治疗头、颈、胸、腰和骶部的疼痛。
• Clinical main symptoms is the stiffness and pain of the lumbar, sacro, ack, cervical spine and hip, even affect to the hypochondria and anterior part of thorax.
  临床主要表现为腰、骶、背、颈、脊柱和髋部僵硬疼痛，甚至影响到胁肋及胸前部。
• Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.
  甲壳动物，特征是有五对活动的附肢且每个附肢均与胸腔的一节连接。
• Fig.8 Reconstruction of photo tiger based on No.29 with parts of limbs from No.12 and No24 ( red arrows) and a part of thorax from No.12.
  图8照片虎的重建，基于29号和来自12号和24号的部分肢体（红色箭头）和来自12号的部分胸部。
• The eggs are held in a brood pouch between their extended abdomen and thorax.
  他们的卵在孵卵囊里（胸部和腹部之间）。