belly
noun
verb
ˈbeli
noun
1
a.
your
stomach
b.
the
front
part
of
your
body
between
your
chest
and
your
legs
[英] 肚子,腹部;
BrE
a
full
belly
吃饱的肚子
She
was
lying
on
her
belly.
她趴着。
2
the
middle
part
of
an
animal’s
body,
near
its
stomach
〔动物的〕腹部,肚子
3
a
curved
or
rounded
part
of
an
object
[文] 腹状部分
literary
the
belly
of
a
plane
飞机的机腹
4
black-bellied/fat-bellied/big-bellied etc
having
a
black,
fat,
big
etc
stomach
黑色腹部的/腹部肥硕的/大腹便便的等
5
go belly up
if
a
business
or
company
goes
belly
up,
it
stops
operating
because
it
cannot
pay
its
debts
[非正式] 〔公司〕破产
informal
verb
6
to
fill
with
air
and
become
rounder
in
shape
[文] 鼓起,张满