navel

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Collins 1

n. a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
n. the center point or middle of something

n. 脐, 肚脐, 中央, 中心
[医] 脐

Collins 星级

20,009

BNC 频率

13,927

使用频率

navel 这个词源自拉丁语 navis 意为“船”，可以联想到“肚脐”就像是“船”上的一个小孔，帮助记忆其意思。

例句

1. She has a small tattoo around her navel.

她在肚脐周围有一个小纹身。

2. The doctor examined the area around my navel.

医生检查了我肚脐周围的区域。

3. He wore a shirt that exposed his navel.

他穿了一件露出肚脐的衬衫。