underbelly

FREQ #37970

n. 下腹部, 薄弱部分

发音

UK /ˈʌn.dəˌbɛl.i/
CA /ˈʌn.dɚˌbɛl.i/
US /ˈʌn.dɚˌbɛl.i/
AU /ˈan.dəˌbel.i/

词形变化

underbellies 复数 underbellies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The underside of an animal.

    We identified the species of the snake by its blue-grey underbelly.

  2. 2.

    The underside of any thing.

  3. 3.

    The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place.

    比喻

    The area by the canal is the underbelly of town – not something you’d see in the guidebooks.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

underbody

上位词 9

bottom stomach belly abdomen underside soft spot undersurface venter weak spot

相关短语

soft underbelly 软肋

词源

From under- + belly.

来源：wiktionary