n.
- (人、动物的)身体;肉体[C]
Bennie lay under the big tree with his whole
body feeling as if it were on fire.
本尼躺在那棵大树下,全身仿佛像是在火上烤似的。
- (除头、肢、尾以外的)躯干,主体[C]
- (文章、书籍等的)正文;主要部分[the S][(+of)]
Apart from the
body of the book there are three informative appendices.
除正文外,该书还有三个资料丰富的附录。
- 大量;许多[C][(+of)]
There is a growing
body of evidence to prove him guilty of the crime.
有越来越多的证据表明他犯有此罪。
- 团体;组织;法人[C]
It is an important commercial
body.
那是个重要的商业团体。
- 物体;天体[C]
The sun, moon, stars, etc. are celestial
bodies.
太阳、月亮、星星等都是天体。
- 物体的主干部分;车身;船身;机身[C]
- (酒的)强度;(油料等的)稠度,粘性[U]
- 【古】【口】人(尤指女人)[C]
- (人、动物等的)尸体[C]
His
body was buried in his hometown.
他的遗体被安葬在他的故乡。
- 紧身衣
vt.
- 赋……以形体
- 增加(油料等的)稠度,使有粘性
短语
in a body
- 全体一致地
The workers went
in a body to see their employer.
工人们一起来见雇主。
keep body and soul together
- 勉强活下去
She hardly eats enough to
keep body and soul together.
她没有足够的食物来维持生命。
辨析
n.
(pl. bodies)
- the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or animal.
▸the trunk apart from the head and the limbs.
▸a corpse.
▸informal, dated a person.
- the main or central part of something:
the main body of the text.
▸a mass or collection:
a large body of water.
- an organized group of people with a common function:
a regulatory body.
- technical a material object.
- a full flavour in wine.
▸fullness of a person's hair.
- Brit. a woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, usually fastening at the crotch.
v.
(bodies, bodying, bodied)
(
body something forth)
formal give material form to something abstract.
Phrase
- in a body
as a group. - keep body and soul together
stay alive in difficult circumstances. - over my dead body
informal used to express strong opposition.
Derivative
Etymology
OE bodig, of unknown origin.