| 单词 | flesh |
| 释义 | flesh (fleʃ ) Word forms: fleshes , fleshing , fleshed 1. uncountable noun B2 Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin. ...maggots which eat away dead flesh. ...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon. Synonyms: meat, food 2. uncountable noun You can use flesh to refer to human skin and the human body, especially when you are considering it in a sexual way. ...the warmth of her flesh. ...the sins of the flesh. Synonyms: physical nature, sensuality, physicality, carnality 3. uncountable noun The flesh of a fruit or vegetable is the soft inside part of it. Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones. Synonyms: pulp, soft part, fleshy part 4. flesh and blood phrase You use flesh and blood to emphasize that someone has human feelings or weaknesses, often when contrasting them with machines. [emphasis] I'm only flesh and blood, like anyone else. ...skills of a precision unmatched by any flesh and blood worker. 5. own flesh and blood phrase If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family. [emphasis] The kid, after all, was his own flesh and blood. He deserved a second chance. 6. to make someone's flesh creep phrase If something makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel disgusted, shocked or frightened. It makes my flesh creep to think of it. I was heading on a secret mission that made my flesh crawl. 7. in the flesh phrase If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television. Charles' appeal is best observed in the flesh. The first thing viewers usually say when they see me in the flesh is 'You're smaller than you look on TV.' Synonyms: in person, in real life, really, actually 8. put flesh on phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it. This is an attempt to put flesh on what has been a very bare skeleton plan up to now. Synonyms: expand, develop, expand (on), add to 9. pound of flesh phrase [usu poss PHR] If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from. [disapproval] Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit. Phrasal verbs: flesh out phrasal verb If you flesh out something such as a story or plan, you add details and more information to it. He talked an hour, fleshing out his original five-minute account. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He has since fleshed out his story. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Quotations: Bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh Bible: Genesis I saw him now going the way of all fleshWestward Hoe The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak Bible: St. Matthew Idioms: someone is your own flesh and blood said to mean that someone is a member of your family, and so you must help them when they are in trouble He's my own flesh and blood; I'll stick by him whatever he does. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is flesh and blood said to mean that someone has human feelings or weaknesses, and that they are not perfect I'm flesh and blood like everyone else and I, too, can be damaged. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put flesh on something or put flesh on the bones of something to add more detailed information or more substance to something What would a Middle East at peace actually look like? Somebody needs to start putting flesh on those bones. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers press the flesh [journalism] to talk to people in a crowd and shake their hands. This expression is often used about politicians, who do this when they are trying to get elected. Royalty's function in the sports arena is generally confined to pressing the flesh and presenting trophies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers meet someone in the flesh or see someone in the flesh to actually meet or see someone, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television But what does Jamie think of his hero now, having met him in the flesh? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make your flesh creep to make you frightened, distressed, or uncomfortable I didn't like him the first time I set eyes on him and now I know why. He made my flesh creep. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers flesh and blood real and actually existing, rather than being part of someone's imagination He was the first writer since Shakespeare to show his readers that the past was peopled by flesh and blood human beings very like themselves. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers your pound of flesh something you are entitled to, even though you might not need it and it will cause problems for the people you are getting it from Forget the old image of the debt collector as a menacing ogre out for his pound of flesh. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fruit flesh To make the curd, scoop the passion fruit flesh into a blender and blitz very briefly to loosen the seeds up. The Sun Pomes, such as apples and pears, are also accessory fruits, with much of the fruit flesh derived from a hypanthium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just like an apricot, the fruit flesh clings tightly to the pit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When it eats big and hard seeds or seeds with sharp edges, it will peel out the fruit flesh and throw away the seed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Possibly the beaks of the tapejarids had ragged edges forming pseudo-teeth to better separate the fruit flesh from the seeds, as with some extant toucans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Firm and juicy flesh, red and green, stripy skin. The Sun Cut lemons in half lengthways and scoop out the juicy flesh. The Sun However, the red varieties, with their crisp, juicy flesh, are among my favourites. Times, Sunday Times The result - crisp skin and succulent, juicy flesh - closely resembles roast chicken. Times, Sunday Times Slice carefully down the sides to remove all the skin and pith but without cutting away the juicy flesh. Times, Sunday Times Halve the avocados and scoop the flesh into the processor or blender. Times, Sunday Times Cut the kiwi fruit in half and scoop the flesh into the blender. Times, Sunday Times Scoop the flesh out of the squash, roughly chop it and mix it with the beans. Times,Sunday Times Cut each aubergine in half and, with a spoon, scoop the flesh out. Times, Sunday Times For simple guacamole halve and stone 3 very ripe avocados and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Times, Sunday Times I drink the very sweet juice before scooping out the soft flesh. Times, Sunday Times They imagine the touch of soft flesh as it brushes against fingertips. Times, Sunday Times Their soft flesh should be bitten into at weekends or days free of worry. Times, Sunday Times Normally, at any one time, there's only one car on sale that really gets its hook into the soft flesh of my brain's sillier bits. Times, Sunday Times So it seems to me very unlikely that they would have just soft flesh wounds. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 肉 Japanese: 肉 |
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