(1)(人坐着时)腰以下至膝的部分(part of the body from the waist to the knees when sitting)[C]：The little girl sat in/on her mother's～. 小女孩坐在她母亲的腿上。She sat by the fire with a book in/on her～. 她坐在火炉旁，膝上放着一本书。Everything falls into his～.(fig)他万事如意。in the～of Fortune走运，运气好，drop/dump/throw sth in/into sb's～把某事推到别人身上;be/lie in the～of the gods结果尚难预料;She was brought up in the～of luxury up to the age of ten. 她在奢华的环境中长到10岁。throw oneself into the～of... 投入……的怀抱;

(2)(衣服的)下摆(part of a dress covering this part of the body)[C]：The girl picked up the fallen apples and carried them in her～. 女孩把落在地上的苹果拾起来用衣服兜着。

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