armpit; axilla
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
armpit; axilla; the hollow area under the arm where the upper limb joins the shoulder
neutralAnatomical term. In colloquial speech, 腋下 or 胳肢窝 are often used instead.
Xià夏
tiān天
yè腋
wō窝
róng容
yì易
chū出
hàn汗
。
Armpits tend to sweat easily in summer.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
yè腋
wō窝
lín淋
bā巴
jié结
。
The doctor examined his axillary lymph nodes.
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Tā她
tái抬
qǐ起
gē胳
bo膊
,
lù露
chū出
le了
jié洁
bái白
de的
yè腋
wō窝
。
She raised her arm, revealing her fair armpit.