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chest-thumping

/chest-thuhm-ping/US // ˈtʃɛstˌθʌm pɪŋ //

捶胸顿足,挺胸抬头,捶胸顿足的,挺胸抬头的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or practice of boasting.

Examples

  • At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.

  • Forty minutes later he says, ‘I think she may have chest injuries now.’

  • Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.

  • I received many bruises on my collarbones, neck, chest, and shoulders.

  • Once a month he attaches a device to his chest, clamps metal bracelets on his wrists, and hooks the whole thing up to a telephone.

  • He vowed he was taking even better care of himself than usual, but his chest is bad again.

  • He continued active till his 35th year, when he began to decline, and died of water in the chest.

  • He held the sabre lower, but the point was kept unwaveringly at the chest of his enemy; his teeth were set.

  • One baas was bigger than the other, and on his chest and on his body were pictures of birds, and beasts, and strange things.

  • On his chest was a great inkoos with one eye covered, and on his back a hut with trees growing straight up into the air from it.