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

• Human thorax; Side impact model; Biomechanical characteristics; Values of model parameters;
  人体胸部；侧向碰撞模型；生物力学特性；模型参数值；
• It has a distinctly globular thorax. She is noticeably thinner after her illness.
  它的胸部明显地呈球形。她生病后明显地瘦了。
• Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax.
  属于、关于胸膜或胸腔壁的。
• The head and thorax of the child occupant are mainly injured regions in passenger car side impacts.
  在轿车侧面碰撞事故中，儿童乘员头、胸部是主要损伤部位。
• Therapeutic effect of compound betamethasone on nerve block in relieving thorax-back postherpetic neuralgia
  复方倍他米松神经阻滞治疗胸背部带状疱疹后神经痛的疗效
• 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。
• However, ants have a narrow "waist" between the abdomen and thorax, which termites do not.
  然而，蚂蚁有一个狭窄的“腰围”的腹部和胸部，而白蚁不是。
• These birds vibrate the whole thorax.
  这些鸟抖动起整个胸廓。
• An Electrical Impedance Tomography system for thorax monitoring was introduced.
  介绍了一种用于胸腔监测的电阻抗成像系统。
• ( 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。