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body/ˈbɒdi/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal, whether dead or alive (人或动物的)身体,躯体 2 the trunk apart from the head and the limbs (除头、四肢以外的)躯干,胴体 3a the main or central part of a thing (物体的)主干部分 body of the car 车身; body of the attack 进攻的主力部队 b the bulk or majority; the aggregate 主要部分,大部分,大多数 body of opinion 舆论的主流 4a a group of persons regarded collectively, esp. as having a corporate function (尤指有法人作用的)机构,社团,团体 governing body 执政机构 b (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a collection (汇集而成的)一群,一批,一组;一堆,(大)量 body of facts 大量事实 5 a quantity 相当数量 body of water 水体 6 a material object 物体,天体 celestial body 天体 7 colloq. a person [口]人 8 a full or substantial quality of flavour, tone, etc., e.g. in wine, musical sounds, etc. (味、声调等的)质地(如酒的醇度、乐声的洪亮圆润等) 9 a bodysuit 紧身衣裤 ●v. tr. (-ies, -ied) (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 forth) give body or substance to 赋…以形体 □ in a body all together 全体一致地,一块儿 □ keep body and soul together keep alive, esp. barely 苟且过活(尤指勉强活下去) □ over my dead body colloq. entirely without my assent [口]除非我死了 □ -bodied adj. (in comb. 用于复合词 : able-bodied 体格健全的,强壮的)[Old English bodig, of unknown origin] |