stomach

1. N-COUNT Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. 胃

He had an upset stomach. 他胃部不適。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to the front part of your body below your waist as your stomach. 肚子

The children lay down on their stomachs. 孩子們頫身趴著。

3. N-COUNT If the front part of your body below your waist feels uncomfortable because you are feeling worried or frightened, you can refer to it as your stomach. 心窩

His stomach was in knots. 他的心揪得緊緊的。

4. N-COUNT If you say that someone has a strong stomach, you mean that they are not disgusted by things that disgust most other people. 忍耐力

Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach. 外科手術常常要求有實際躰力，也要有很強的忍耐力。

5. V-T If you cannot stomach something, you cannot accept it because you dislike it or disapprove of it. 忍受[with brd-neg]

I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals. 我永遠無法忍受傷害動物的殘暴行爲。

6. PHRASE If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten. 空腹

Avoid drinking on an empty stomach. 避免空腹喝酒。