stomach
/ˈstʌmək; `stʌmək/ n
1 [C] bag-like organ of the body into which food passes when swallowed and in which the first part of digestion occurs 胃
It's unwise to swim on a full stomach, ie when one has just eaten a meal. 刚吃完饭不宜游泳.
I don't like going to work on an empty stomach, ie without having eaten anything. 我不愿意空著肚子去上班.
He felt an aching feeling in (the pit of) his stomach. 他胃疼.
[attrib 作定语]
a stomach upset, disorder, etc 反胃、 胃不适. =>illus at digestive 见digestive插图.
2 [C] (infml 口) front part of the body between the chest and thighs; abdomen 肚子; 腹部
He hit me in the stomach. 他击中我的肚子.
3 [U]
(a) appetite for food 食欲; 胃口
have a very small stomach 胃口很小.
(b) ~ for sth (fig 比喻) desire or eagerness for sth 对某事物的欲望或渴求
I had no stomach for a fight. 我不想打架.
4 (idm 习语) sb's eyes are bigger than his stomach => eye1. sick to one's stomach => sick. a strong stomach => strong. turn one's `stomach cause sb to be disgusted or revolted 使某人反胃或恶心
The film about eye operations turned my stomach. 这部眼科手术的影片看得我恶心极了. stomach, v [Tn]
(esp in negative sentences or questions 尤用於否定句或疑问句)
1 eat (sth) without feeling ill 吃（某物）而不感到难受
I can't stomach seafood. 我吃不惯海味.
2 endure (sth); tolerate 忍受（某事物）; 容忍
How could you stomach all the violence in the film? 那部影片里的那些暴力场面, 你怎麽竟看得下去呢?