- [countable]
a woman’s chest or breasts 女人的胸部（或乳房） her ample bosom 她丰满的乳房 She pressed him to her bosom. 她紧紧地把他抱在胸前。 🔊🔊 Her bosom rose and fell; she was out of breath from keeping up with him. 她胸脯上下起伏着，为了跟上他，已经上气不接下气了。 She clutched her son tightly to her bosom. 她把儿子紧紧搂在怀里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- full
- large
- …
- heave
- clutch somebody/something to your bosom
- [countable]
the part of a piece of clothing that covers a woman’s bosom 女衣胸部（或胸襟） a rose pinned to her bosom 别在她胸襟上的一朵玫瑰
- the bosom of something [singular]
a situation in which you are with people who love and protect you 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形；在…的怀抱中 to live in the bosom of your family 生活在家庭的温暖怀抱中 They were welcomed into the bosom of the Church. 他们受到欢迎进入教会的怀抱。
Word OriginOld English bōsm, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boezem and German Busen.