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armpit

/ahrm-pit/US // ˈɑrmˌpɪt //UK // (ˈɑːmˌpɪt) //

腋下,腋窝,胳肢窝,腋窝处

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.

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Examples

  • The sleeves are close-fitting, and as a result my T-shirt base layers would occasionally bunch up in the armpits.

  • In your armpits, bacteria turn an odorless molecule in our sweat into one that truly stinks.

  • You can tilt or rotate your head toward the opposite direction, or drop it diagonally as if looking at your armpit.

  • Only this is pre-LeBron Cleveland, a ceaselessly pewter-skyed city that provides the razzle of an armpit.

  • Starting in March, these researchers collected sweat samples from the armpits of volunteers.

  • It will go down as the only movie ever, probably, that features Josh Brolin furiously licking your armpit.

  • Or a select few can boost their grades by braiding their armpit hair and fighting the patriarchy.

  • Nonna, who at full height came up to my armpit, brushed by me carrying an enormous pot of water.

  • Bryant was famous for standing with his arms crossed, and a bullet had struck his armpit and pierced his chest.

  • Dropping my head low, ostrich style, was more likely to lead to a closer sniff of an armpit than to a clearer view of a work.

  • Newt tore open his coat and vest, and ran his hand under the left armpit, but he found there only an empty holster.

  • Barney's response was a swift movement of his right hand toward his left armpit.

  • Before his compact automatic was fairly out of its holster beneath his armpit, it was in Joe Ellison's hands.

  • He gave a sharp yelp of pain and surprise as he did so, whipped his hand in again, and under his armpit.

  • We put one piece, which was long enough to reach from his armpit to below his foot, on the outside of the leg.