[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]肉Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin.
...maggots which eat away dead flesh.
食腐肉的蛆虫
...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon.
淡粉色的鳟鱼和鲑鱼肉
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]肉体;肌肤 You can use flesh to refer to human skin and the human body, especially when you are considering it in a sexual way.
...the warmth of her flesh.
她肌肤的温暖
...the sins of the flesh.
肉欲之罪
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]果肉;蔬菜的可食部分 The flesh of a fruit or vegetable is the soft inside part of it.
Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones.
把橄榄的果肉切下来,然后去除果核。
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[PHRASE 短语]血肉之躯 You 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.
我只是个凡人,和其他人一样。
...skills of a precision unmatched by any flesh and blood worker.
世上任何工人都无法达到的精准技巧
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[PHRASE 短语]亲骨肉;至亲 If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
[usu v-link PHR]
[emphasis]
The kid, after all, was his own flesh and blood. He deserved a second chance.
毕竟这个孩子是他的亲骨肉,应该给他第二次机会。
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[PHRASE 短语]使人反感;使毛骨悚然;使心惊肉跳 If something makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel disgusted, shocked or frightened.
[make inflects]
It makes my flesh creep to think of it...
想到它就会让我毛骨悚然。
I was heading on a secret mission that made my flesh crawl.
我正要执行一项让我心惊肉跳的秘密任务。
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[PHRASE 短语]本人;真身 If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television.
[usu PHR after v]
Charles' appeal is best observed in the flesh...
见到查尔斯本人才最能感受到他的魅力。
The first thing viewers usually say when they see me in the flesh is 'You're smaller than you look on TV.'
观众见到我本人通常说的第一句话就是“你比电视上看上去要矮小一些。”
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[PHRASE 短语]充实;加细节于;使丰满 If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
[V inflects]
This is an attempt to put flesh on what has been a very bare skeleton plan up to now.
这是一次试图使至今还只是框架的计划充实起来的尝试。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]加细节于;使丰满;充实 If you flesh out something such as a story or plan, you add details and more information to it.
[V P n (not pron)]
[Also V n P]
He talked with him for an hour and a half, fleshing out the details of his original five-minute account...
他和他谈了一个半小时,将自己原来5 分钟的陈述完全展开了。
He has since fleshed out his story.
他从此使自己的故事更加丰满。
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flesh★/fleʃ; NAmEfleʃ/
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fleshfleshesfleshedfleshingnoun★1★[uncountable ]the soft substance between the skin and bones of animal or human bodies (动物或人的)肉◆The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh.捕夹深深嵌入了兔子的肉里。◆Tigers are flesh-eatinganimals. 虎是食肉动物。◆the smell of rotting flesh腐肉的气味2[uncountable ]the skin of the human body (人体的)皮肤◆His fingers closed around the soft flesh of her arm.他握住了她柔软的手臂。◆flesh-coloured(= a light brownish pink colour)肉色的3★[uncountable ]the soft part of fruit and vegetables, especially when it is eaten 蔬菜的可食部份;果肉4the flesh[singular ]( literary) the human body when considering its physical and sexual needs, rather than the mind or soul 肉体;肉欲;情欲◆the pleasures/sins of the flesh肌肤之乐;肉欲之罪IDIOMSˌflesh and ˈbloodwhen you say that sb is flesh and blood,you mean that they are a normal human with needs, emotions and weaknesses 血肉之躯(有常人的需要、感情和缺点)◆Listening to the cries was more than flesh and blood could stand.听这种哭喊非常人所能忍受。your (ˌown) ˌflesh and ˈblooda person that you are related to 亲骨肉;亲人in the ˈfleshif you see sb in the flesh,you are in the same place as them and actually see them rather than just seeing a picture of them 活生生地;亲自;本人make your ˈflesh creepto make you feel afraid or full of disgust 使起鸡皮疙瘩;令人毛骨悚然;使人十分厌恶put flesh on (the bones of) sthto develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete 充实;加细节于◆The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.本书的优点是对这个论点的基本事实有翔实的论述。☞more at
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n.verbPHRASAL VERBˌflesh sth↔ˈoutto add more information or details to a plan, an argument, etc. 充实(计划、论据等的内容)◆These points were fleshed out in the later parts of the speech.这几点在演讲的后面部份已得到充实。flesh/fleʃ; NAmEfleʃ/
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fleshflesh1 /fleʃ/ ●●○W3 noun [uncountable]
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1flesh (3)the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones: a freshwater fish with firm white flesh2the skin of the human body: His flesh was red and covered in sores.3the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten: Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh.4in the flesh if you see someone in the flesh, you see someone who you previously had only seen in pictures, films etc: He looked much shorter in the flesh than on television.5make somebody’s flesh creep/crawl to make someone feel frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable: The way he stared at her made her flesh creep.6your own flesh and blood someone who is part of your family: How can he treat his own flesh and blood that way?7the flesh literary the physical human body, as opposed to the mind or spiritthe pleasures/desires/temptations of the flesh (=things such as drinking, eating a lot, or having sex)8put flesh on something to give more details about something to make it clear, more interesting etcSYN flesh something ↔ out: I’ll try to put some flesh on the plan Margaret has outlined.9go the way of all flesh literary to die → get your pound of flesh
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, → press the flesh
at press2(14)
, → the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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flesh out phrasal verbto add more details to something in order to make it clear, more interesting etcSYN put flesh on something: You need to flesh out your argument with a few more examples.
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