English Dictionary

breast

IPA（発音記号）

/bɹɛst/

動詞

比喩的用法 頻度副詞 他動詞

(transitive, often figuratively) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. / To reach the top (of a hill). / (transitive, cooking) To debreast.

日本語の意味

胸で突き当たる、正面衝突する、直面する / （丘などに）頂上に達する / （料理で）胸肉を取り除く、胸肉を除去する

She had to breast the crowd to reach the ambulance.

彼女は救急車に近づくために群衆を胸で押し分けなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(transitive, often figuratively) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.

[…]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.

意味（2）

To reach the top (of a hill).

He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.

意味（3）

(transitive, cooking) To debreast.

Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan.

breasts （ present singular third-person ）

breasting （ participle present ）

breasted （ participle past ）

breasted （ past ）