underbelly

un·der·bel·ly /ˈʌndəˌbeli $ -ər-/ noun [singular] literary

1 the unpleasant parts of a place or society that are normally hidden 〔地方或社会的〕阴暗面

underbelly of

photographs that capture the underbelly of the United States – its poverty, its injustice, and its alienated underclass

捕捉美国社会中贫穷、不公正以及被孤立的底层阶级等阴暗面的照片

2 ATTACKthe weakest part of an organization or a person’s character, that is most easily attacked or criticized 〔机构或某人性格中的〕脆弱点，最薄弱部分

underbelly of

They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents.

他们需要找出对手的软肋。

3. HBAHBFthe lower part of an animal’s body, including the stomach 〔动物的〕下腹部

Examples from the Corpus

underbelly• It exposes the grim underbelly to the sentimental images captured by the town's celebrated photographer Frank Sutcliffe.• Sheltered by the underbelly of that small pedestrian bridge, I would practice my singing.• From the catwalk they surveyed this choked cavern which lay beneath even the underbelly of the city.• The Panhandle was the butt end of the underbelly of the city, and was lucky to have plumbing.• What obviously attracted Motion to Wainewright is the way his life represents the underbelly of the romantic movement.• But they have seen the underbelly of working motherhood, and I think they have taken in all its lessons.• That double standard was the underbelly of every easy laugh stand-up comedians got when they did hooker jokes.

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BNC: 32968 COCA: 20781

underbelly

Animal body parts: anatomical, anatomy, antler...

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