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

• 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。
• Clinically, it could be employed in the treatment of some types of pain in head, neck, thorax, lumbar and sacral region.
  在临床上可用于治疗头、颈、胸、腰和骶部的疼痛。
• It has a distinctly globular thorax.
  它的胸部明显地呈球形。
• The eggs are held in a brood pouch between their extended abdomen and thorax.
  他们的卵在孵卵囊里（胸部和腹部之间）。
• 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 is less time-consuming than a conventional multistep approach with CT alone ( abdomen and thorax) and PET imaging if required.
  这比以往传统的单纯CT（腹部和胸腔）多步骤检查和必要的PET成像花费更少的时间。
• 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。
• Results The observed indexes which represented the changes of heart, blood vessels, thorax and lung volume were changing in different degrees with age growth.
  结果代表心脏、大血管、胸廓及肺体积改变的各项观测指标，随年龄增长而发生不同程度的变化。
• The cardio-thoracic ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the ratio between the maximum transverse diameter of the heart and the maximum width of the thorax.
  心胸比率用百分率表示，是心脏最大横径和胸廓最大宽径的比率。
• From ground-based telescopes, the "ant nebula" resembles the head and thorax of a garden ant.
  透过地面望远镜，蚂蚁星云看上去像一只花园蚂蚁的头与胸。