- the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human肉：
she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh.
她抓住安娜的胳膊, 手指陷进肉里。
- this substance in an animal or fish, regarded as food（食用）动物肉, 鱼肉：
boned lamb flesh
剔骨羊羔肉
in combination a flesh-eater.食肉动物。
- the pulpy substance of a fruit or vegetable, especially the part that is eaten果肉, 蔬菜嫩部（尤指可吃部分）：
halve the avocados and scrape out the flesh.
将鳄梨切开, 挖出果肉。
- fat脂肪, 肥肉：
he carries no spare flesh.
他身上没有赘肉。
- the skin or surface of the human body with reference to its colour, appearance, or sensual properties（就颜色、外观或感觉特性而言的）皮肤, 体表：
she gasped as the cold water hit her flesh.
当冷水触击她皮肤时, 她倒抽了一口冷气。
the flesh
the human body and its physical needs and desires, especially as contrasted with the mind or the soul肉体, 肉体需求（尤指与精神或灵魂相对）：I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh.
我从来都不是否认肉体乐趣的人。
- flesh colour肉色。
- no obj.
flesh out
put weight on长肉, 发胖： he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds.
他发福到足有220磅重。
- with obj.
flesh something out
add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form充实（草案, 概要）： the arguments were fleshed out by the minister.
部长对论点加以了充实完善。
- with obj. give (a hound or hawk) a piece of the flesh of game that has been killed in order to incite it用已杀死猎物的肉喂（猎犬或猎鹰）, 以刺激其捕猎。
- poetic/literary initiate (someone) in bloodshed or warfare〈诗/文〉激起…的杀性, 使投入血战：
he fleshed his troops by indulging them with enterprises against the enemy's posts.
他放手让部队冒险攻打敌军驻地来激起他们的作战欲望。
- with obj. [often as noun fleshing] remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide)刮掉（皮上的）肉。
all flesh
- all human and animal life众生（指人类和一切动物）。
go the way of all flesh
- die or come to an end死, 终结：
the film has gone the way of all flesh after being slated by the critics.
这部电影遭到批评家们的抨击后, 从此悄无声息。
in the flesh
- in person rather than via a telephone, film, the written word, or other means当面：
they decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh.
他们决定应该见见亚历山大本人。
lose flesh
- archaic become thinner〈古〉变瘦, 消瘦。
make someone's flesh creep（或crawl）
- cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust使感到害怕（或恐惧, 厌恶）：
his story will make your flesh creep.
他的故事会令你毛骨悚然。
one flesh
- used to refer to the spiritual and physical union of two people in a relationship, especially marriage一体（指两人精神和肉体的结合关系, 尤指婚姻）：
my body is his, his is mine: one flesh.
我的身体是他的, 他的身体是我的, 我俩成为一体。
ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Gen. 2:24.
put flesh on (the bones of) something
- add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form为（草案, 概要）充实内容：
he has yet to put flesh on his 'big idea'.
他的“伟大构思”还有待他充实具体内容。
put on flesh
- put on weight长肉, 发胖。
sins of the flesh
- archaic or humorous sins related to physical indulgence, especially sexual gratification〈古或幽默〉放纵; 纵欲, 淫荡。
fleshed
adjective白肉鱼