单词 | flesh and blood |
释义 | flesh and bloodphrase See full dictionary entry for fleshYou 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. flesh and blood in British Englisha. near kindred or kinship, esp that between a parent and child b. human nature (esp in the phrase more than flesh and blood can stand) flesh-and-blood in British English (ˌflɛʃəndˈblʌd) adjective human or actually existing and present skills of a precision unmatched by any flesh-and-blood worker action sequences using flesh-and-blood actors not computer graphics flesh and blood in American English the human body, esp. as subject to its natural limitations Idioms: one's (own) flesh and blood flesh-and-blood in American English (ˈflɛʃˈən blʌd) adjective 1. alive; living 2. real; actual; true 3. actually present; in person flesh and bloodreal 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 peopledby flesh and blood human beings very like themselves. Examples of 'flesh and blood' in a sentence |
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