| 单词 | bodily function |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbodily function bodily function n. a natural activity performed by the human body; (now esp.) flatulence, defecation, or another excretory function.In some contexts mildly euphemistic. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > [noun] needOE necessary1440 needinga1500 bodily function1655 occasion1670 toileting1793 call1815 voiding1926 1655 M. Casaubon Treat. Enthusiasme v. 206 Freeing the spirits of the body from..bodily functions, to serve the soul. 1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding i. x. 11 Dol. And how do you find yourself?.. Fal. Tolerably thirsty... I can drink; and that is all the bodily functions I am capable of. 1857 Wabash Express (Terre Haute, Indiana) 4 Mar. She continued thus for seven days, motionless, and without exercising any bodily function. 1965 ‘A. Burgess’ Re Joyce ii. i. 83 We are past being shocked by Ulysses. We can..marvel at other things than dirty words and descriptions of bodily functions. 2017 Scotsman (Nexis) 19 Jan. Anyone attempting the challenge must sign a disclaimer exempting the restaurant from responsibility for ‘bodily functions’. < as lemmas |
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