| 单词 | flesh |
| 释义 | flesh (once / 115 pages) 1nv 2n Flesh is the part of a body that's made of muscles and fat. If you grab the flesh of your little brother's arm to keep him from running into the street, you're holding the soft part of his arm. We often use the word flesh to talk about the tissues of an animal's body — in other words, the fat and muscle that most humans consider to be food, or meat. But you'll also hear people say "flesh and bone" or "flesh and blood" when they're describing the physical parts of a human. The Old English root is flæsc, "flesh or meat." WORD FAMILYflesh: flesh-colored, fleshed, fleshes, fleshing, fleshy+/fleshy: fleshier, fleshiest, fleshily, fleshiness USAGE EXAMPLESIf the skin burns before the flesh is tender, lower the flame slightly. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) "From this time he began to lose flesh and sink gradually, his breathing more and more difficult," the notes continued. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) He said he’s tested the box himself “dozens of times,” even putting a tomato inside the box one time to simulate flesh. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat Hyper animal tissue the tissue in the bodies of animals 2n alternative names for the body of a human being the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Syn|Hypo|Hyper anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma person a human body (usually including the clothing) juvenile bodythe body of a young person adult bodythe body of an adult human being male bodythe body of a male human being female bodythe body of a female human being child's bodythe body of a human child adult female body, woman's bodythe body of an adult woman adult male body, man's bodythe body of an adult man body, organic structure, physical structure the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) 3v remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture 2Hyper get rid of, remove dispose of n a soft moist part of a fruit Syn|Hyper pulp plant tissue the tissue of a plant |
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