bosom

noun

1. a close affectionate and protective acceptance

e.g. his willing embrace of new ideas
in the bosom of the family

Synonym: embrace

2. cloth that covers the chest or breasts

3. a person's breast or chest

4. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Synonym: breastknockerboobtittitty

5. the locus of feelings and intuitions

e.g. in your heart you know it is true
her story would melt your bosom

Synonym: heart

6. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

e.g. his bosom was bursting with the secret

verb

1. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

e.g. Hug me, please
They embraced
He hugged her close to him

Synonym: embracehugsqueeze

2. hide in one's bosom

e.g. She bosomed his letters

1. （女子的）乳房
A woman's breasts are sometimes referred to as her bosom or her bosoms.

e.g. ...a large young mother with a baby resting against her ample bosom.
让怀中婴儿靠在她丰满胸部上的身材高大的年轻母亲

2. 怀抱；关怀
If you are in the bosom of your family or of a community, you are among people who love, accept, and protect you.

e.g. Joan was delighted to welcome her boyfriend into the bosom of her large, close-knit family.
琼十分高兴地欢迎她的男朋友加入她亲密无间的大家庭。

3. （朋友）知心的，亲密的
A bosom friend is a friend who you know very well and like very much indeed.

e.g. They were bosom friends...
他们是知心好友。
e.g. Sakota was her cousin and bosom pal.
沙科塔是她的表妹和亲密伙伴。

4. 接纳；关怀；关爱
If you take someone or something to your bosom, you accept them and treat or regard them with great affection.

e.g. We, at least, have taken her to our bosom.
至少我们对她是关爱有加的。

1. bosom的近义词

1. 胸部：bosom friend 知己 | bosom 胸部 | bosomy 丰满的

2. 怀;拥抱;知心的：benign亲切的;良性的;有利的 | bosom怀;拥抱;知心的 | breakdown损坏;(精神、体力)衰退;分类、分析