belly

belly
(pl. -ies)

the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels
（人的）腹腔
■the front of this part of the body
肚子，肚皮
he fell flat on his belly.
他摔了个嘴啃泥。
■the stomach, especially as representing the body's need for food
胃，胃口
they'll fight all the better on empty bellies.
饿着肚子他们会打得更好。
■the underside of a bird or other animal
（鸟或其他动物的）腹部
■(亦作 belly pork)[mass noun]a cut of pork from the underside between the legs
腹部猪肉切
■a pig's belly as food, especially as a traded commodity
猪肚
■the rounded underside of a ship or aircraft
船底；（飞机的）机腹
■the top surface of an instrument of the violin family, over which the strings are placed
（弦乐器的）面板

(-ies, -ied)

[noobj.]swell; bulge
鼓起，张满
[noobj.]as she leaned forward her pullover bellied out.
她身子前倾时，套衫鼓了起来。
■[with obj.]cause to swell or bulge
使鼓起，使张满
the wind bellied the sail out.
风把帆张满了。
[noobj.](belly up to)(N. Amer. informal)move or sit close to (a bar or table)
(北美，非正式)走近（酒吧），坐在（餐桌）旁
regulars who first bellied up to the bar years before.
多年前第一批光顾这家酒吧的常客。

常用词组
go belly up

(informal)go bankrupt
(非正式)破产

派生
bellied
adjective

大腹便便的人
[incombination]fat-bellied men.

语源

Old English belig 'bag', of Germanic origin, from a base meaning 'swell, be inflated'

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