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belly up

/bel-ee/US // ˈbɛl i //UK // (ˈbɛlɪ) //

腹胀,腹肌,肚皮朝天,肚皮朝上

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural bel·lies.

    • : the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
    • : the stomach with its adjuncts.
    • : appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
    • : the womb.
    • : the inside or interior of anything: the belly of a ship.
    • : a protuberant or bulging surface of anything: the belly of a flask.
    • : Anatomy. the fleshy part of a muscle.
    • : the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
    • : the front surface of a violin or similar instrument.
    • : a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete.
    • : the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.
v.有主动词 verb
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    bel·lied, bel·ly·ing.

    • : to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.
v.无主动词 verb
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    bel·lied, bel·ly·ing.

    • : to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind.
    • : to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.
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    • : belly up, Informal. to approach closely, especially until one is in physical contact: to belly up to a bar.to curry favor from: Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?

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Examples

  • This tube comes with two tow points, which means you can sit back and relax as your boat pulls from your feet or go for a more adventurous ride by lying on your belly and holding onto the chariot.

  • Otherwise we ought to crawl on our bellies, hold fast to anything different from ourselves—as positive adheres to negative—and never clean our rooms.

  • The authors first honed in on an acupoint called ST25 near the belly region.

  • In its belly, scientists found mostly fern leaves along with small amounts of palmlike cycads and conifer needles.

  • The vehicle spun its two front wheels to shove under its belly the seeds that had been ahead of it.

  • She attends hip-hop and belly dance classes (known as Arabic dance in Iran) just to shine more at parties.

  • He holds them on his belly and looks at them with a magnifying glass, studying possible escape routes.

  • Previously they were general contractors until the economy went belly up in 2008.

  • The gosling's best chance at surviving the jump is to bounce off the cliff on its soft belly.

  • All you could see was the area from her belly button to her knees.

  • There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy.

  • In the beautiful modelled violin this is provided for in the rise of the back and belly.

  • Delancy caught it with one arm and a belly and passed it back through the door to Squid Murphy who was standing just outside.

  • The bridge should be fitted as accurately as the post, and as though it grew from the belly, the feet touching equally all round.

  • No hard feelings, chiseler, but I sure would like to put a couple of slugs in your belly!