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

• She and her colleagues report the findings in the medical journal Thorax.
  她及其同事在《胸科》医学杂志上发表了该研究结果。
• 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。
• Herniation of abdominal viscera into the thorax following traumatic diaphragmatic rupture can simulate acute tension pneumothorax.
  外伤性横膈破裂后，腹内臓器进到胸腔会造成和急性压力性气胸相似的症状。
• 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。
• 19 cases complicated with dropsy and haematocele in the pericardium, mediastinum and thorax.
  并发心包、纵隔及胸腔积液和积血共19例。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 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。