underbelly

underbelly [ˈʌndəbeli]  [ˈʌndərbeli] 

第三人称复数:underbellies

underbelly 基本解释

名词下腹部的,物体的下方,易受攻击的地带

underbelly 词典解释
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1. underbelly

1. 软肋;最薄弱的环节;最易受攻击的部分
    The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized.

    e.g. The ANC are attacking rugby because it is the soft underbelly of South African sport...
           橄榄球运动在“非国大”受到抨击,因为它是南非体育的软肋。
    e.g. Inadvertent disclosures by judges sometimes offer an extraordinary glimpse of the legal system's underbelly.
           法官无意中透露的一些情况有时能见微知著地揭示出司法制度的薄弱之处。

2. (动物的)下腹部;(交通工具的)底部,下部
    The underbelly of an animal or a vehicle is the underneath part of it.

    e.g. ...the underbelly of a fish...
           鱼肚
    e.g. The missiles emerge from the underbelly of the transport plane.
           导弹从那架运输机的底部飞了出来。

underbelly 单语例句

1. underbelly

1. The vicious underworld war was fodder for a hit local television series called Underbelly.

2. " Shinjuku Incident " is a harrowing portrayal of the lives of illegal Chinese immigrants in the dark underbelly of Tokyo's gangland.

3. underbelly的翻译

3. Pilot whales are among the smaller whales, typically up to about five meters in length and dark with a grey underbelly.

4. He likens the story arc prepped by Snyder to the work of crime writer James Ellroy whose work has explored the " underbelly " of America.

5. The wanton poaching of this beautiful creature reveals the ugly underbelly of human nature.

6. The Pine Island Glacier is called " the weak underbelly of Antarctica, " and it's thinning.

7. underbelly的近义词

7. But the Great Depression began shortly after their arrival, revealing to David capitalism's dark underbelly.