body
body
bod·y / ˈbədɪ ; ˈbɔdi /noun
plural bodies
1. PEOPLE/ANIMALS 人/动物[C] the physical structure of a person or animal身体，躯体:
•the human body人体
•My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.我手指麻木，浑身疼痛。
•body weight/temperature/size Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.人的体温白天高于夜晚。
•For their body size, these birds lay very small eggs.相对于它们的体形来说，这些鸟下的蛋是很小的。
•He needs to overcome a negative body image (=what you think about your own body).他需要克服对自己身体的负面印象。
2. DEAD PERSON 尸体[C] the dead body of a person尸体:•A dog found the body of a girl in the woods.一条狗在树林里发现了一具女孩的尸体。
3. GROUP 团体[C] a group of people who work together to do a particular job or who are together for a particular purpose团体，机构，群体:•The British Medical Association is the doctors' professional body.英国医学协会是医生的专业团体。
•[+ of ] There were reports of a large body of armed men near the border.有报道称边境附近有大批武装人员。
•Kaplan served on the governing body of the museum (=the group who control the museum).卡普兰在博物馆的行政机构供职。
•The student body (=all the students in a school or college) numbers 5000.全体学生总数为 5000 人。
•The research will be used by government departments and other public bodies (=groups whose work is connected to the government).这项研究将用于政府部门以及其他公共机构。
•in a body (=as a group, together)一起
•The women moved towards the building in a body.这群妇女一起朝着大楼走去。
4. body of stha. a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected大量的某物:
•body of knowledge/evidence/opinion etc There is now a considerable body of knowledge of the different stages of childhood.现在对儿童成长的不同阶段有了相当多的了解。
•There is a growing body of evidence that charges are too high.有越来越多的证据表明收费太高。
b. the main, central, or most important part of something主要部分，主体:•The arguments are explained in the body of the text.这些论点在正文里有解释。
•Leave three blank lines between the date and the body of the letter.日期和信的正文之间留空三行。
5. body of water a large area of water such as a lake水域:•The city was built near a large body of water.这个城市建在一大片水域的旁边。
6. MIDDLE PART 中间部分[C] the central part of a person or animal's body, not including the head, arms, legs or wings〔人或动物的〕躯干，躯体:•Nick had bruises on his face and body.尼克脸上和身上都有瘀伤。
•The bird has a small body and long wings.这种鸟身体小，翅膀长。
7. VEHICLE 交通工具[C] the main structure of a vehicle not including the engine, wheels etc主体部分:•Workers at the factory are making steel bodies for cars.厂里的工人正在打造钢铁车身。
8. OBJECT 物体 [C] technical an object that is separate from other objects物体:•Keep the caps on the bottles to prevent foreign bodies entering them (=objects that should not be there).瓶子要盖好，以免异物进入。
⇒heavenly body at HEAVENLY(3)9. HAIR 毛发[U] if your hair has body, it is thick and healthy茂盛，浓密:
•This shampoo will give more body to your hair.这种洗发剂会使你的头发更加浓密。
10. TASTE 味道[U] if food or an alcoholic drink has body, it has a strong FLAVOUR (=taste)〔食物或酒的〕浓香，香醇:•A small amount of tomato paste will give extra colour and body to the sauce.加少量的番茄酱可以增加调味汁的色泽，使它的味道变得格外浓郁。
11. full/medium/light bodied used to describe how much taste an alcoholic drink has, with a full bodied drink having the strongest taste酒味醇厚的/中度的/清淡的:•a full bodied wine醇厚的葡萄酒
12. long/thick etc bodied etc having a long, thick etc body身材修长的/粗壮的等:•a slim bodied orange gold fish一条身子纤细的橘红色金鱼
⇒ABLE-BODIED13. keep body and soul together to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc勉强维持生活，挣钱糊口:
•He's working at the shop to keep body and soul together.他在这家商店里工作以维持生计。
14. body and soula. completely全身心地，完全地:
•She threw herself body and soul into her work.她全心全意地投入工作。
b. the whole of a person身体的全部:•They think they own the employees, body and soul.他们以为雇员从头到脚都是他们的财产。
15. INSTRUMENT 乐器[C] the wide part of a musical instrument such as a VIOLIN or GUITAR, or of a sports RACKET (=bat)〔小提琴和结他等乐器的〕主要部分，器身; 〔球拍的〕拍身:•The guitar is 16 inches wide across the body.这把吉他的共鸣箱宽 16 英寸。
16. CLOTHING 衣服 [C] BrE ; body suit AmE a type of tight fitting shirt worn by women that fastens between their legs女式紧身衣，女式连身内衣⇒picture atUNDERWEAR
⇒over my dead body at DEAD¹ (11)
