读音

/rib/

释义

• 名词 n:
  • 肋骨，人体胸部和腹部两侧的骨头，支撑胸腔并保护内脏。例如: “The ribcage protects the heart and lungs.”
  • （动物的）肋骨，与人类肋骨类似的结构。例如: “The butcher removed the ribs from the beef.”

短语

• “ribs sticking out” 指人瘦到可以看见肋骨，形容非常瘦。
• “rib cage” 指整个肋骨结构，包括胸骨和脊柱之间的所有肋骨。例如: “She felt a sharp pain in her rib cage when she coughed.”

例句

• 名词: “After the accident, he had several broken ribs that needed time to heal.”
• 短语: “His extreme weight loss made his ribs stick out prominently.”

同义词

• costal bone
• thoracic vertebrae (部分情况下，指与肋骨连接的胸椎)
• backbone (在描述动物时，可能包括肋骨和脊椎的部分)