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

• 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
• 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。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The insects are tracheate arthropods in which the body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen.
  昆虫是有气管的节肢动物，体躯分为头部，胸部和腹部。
• 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。
• Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax.
  属于、关于胸膜或胸腔壁的。
• 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。
• 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。