BODY1 the body of a person or animal2 the shape, size, or strength of a person's body3 a part of the body4 the body of a dead person or animal5 relating to the bodyRELATED WORDSsee alsoFATTHINTALLSTRONGWEAKHEALTHY/UNHEALTHYDISABLEDEXERCISEMOVE/NOT MOVE1 the body of a person or animal 人或动物的身体body /ˈbɒdiǁˈbɑːdi/ [countable noun]your body is your head, arms, chest, waist, legs, feet, and all the other physical parts of you 身体 By the time I got home my body ached all over and I knew I was getting the flu. 回到家时我全身上下都觉得疼，我知道自己得了流感。 If you don't start taking care of your body, you're going to have a heart attack one of these days. 假如你还不注意身体，早晚会得心脏病。the human body There are over 1000 muscles in the human body. 人体有一千多块肌肉。2 the shape, size, or strength of a person's body 人体的体形、大小或力量body /ˈbɒdiǁˈbɑːdi/ [countable noun]the shape, size, and appearance of someone's body 身体〔指其形状、大小和外貌〕 Calvin was not happy with his body, no matter how much he exercised. 卡尔文无论做多少运动仍然对自己的体形不满意。 Jane Fonda has an amazing body for a woman of her age. 作为这个年纪的妇女，简·方达的体形令人惊叹。build /bɪld/ [singular noun]the natural size and shape of someone's body 体格；体形 You're exactly the right build for a rugby player -- you've got good strong broad shoulders. 你这种体格很适合打橄榄球——你的肩膀又宽又结实。 He looks rather like me -- we both have the same build. 他看上去很像我—我们俩的身材都一样。of medium/slim/large/small etc build The man the police are looking for is about thirty years old, blond, and of medium build. 警方正在寻找的男子约三十岁，金黄色头发，中等身材。figure /ˈfɪgəʳǁˈfɪgjər/ [countable noun usually singular]the shape of someone's body, especially a woman's body 〔尤指女人的〕身材；身段；体形 When she was younger, Margaret was good-looking and charming, and had a lovely figure. 玛格丽特年轻时漂亮迷人，体态优美。 Susie wore a close-fitting black dress which made the most of her figure. 苏茜穿一条黑色紧身连衣裙，把她的身材衬托得恰到好处。keep your figurekeep your body an attractive shape 保持优美的身段 She eats enormous meals but still manages to keep her figure. 她吃得非常多，但身材仍然保持得很好。get your figure backmake your body an attractive shape again after having a baby etc 恢复优美体态 Exercise and a sensible diet will help you get your figure back after having a baby. 生育之后，体育锻炼加上适当的饮食会帮助你恢复体形。physique /fɪˈziːk, fəˈziːk/ [singular noun]the shape of someone's body, especially a man's body - used especially to say how strong they look 〔尤指男人的〕体格 William was tall and handsome and had a slim, muscular physique. 威廉个子很高，相貌英俊，身材瘦削而结实。 Brad had a superb physique and the looks of a young Marlon Brando. 布拉德体格强健，相貌就像年轻时的马龙·白兰度。3 a part of the body 身体的一部分part of the body /ˌpɑːʳt əv ðə ˈbɒdiǁ-ˈbɑːdi/ [noun phrase] The cancer may have spread to other parts of her body. 癌细胞也许已扩散到她身体的其他部位。 More heat is lost through the head than through any other part of the body. 从头部散失的热量比从身体其他任何部位散失的热量都要多。 Each exercise is designed to build up muscles in a different part of your body. 每项运动都是为了锻炼身体不同部位的肌肉而设计的。body /ˈbɒdiǁˈbɑːdi/ [countable noun]someone'sbody, not including the head, legs, or arms 躯干〔不包括头部与四肢〕 Mr Price's long body and short arms and legs gave him a rather strange appearance. 普赖斯先生躯干部分很长，手脚很短，这使他看上去有点怪。 The black widow spider has red-orange markings on its body. 黑寡妇蜘蛛身上有橘红色的花纹。 Baby monkeys cling to their mothers’ bodies until they are old enough to start climbing by themselves. 小猴子紧紧抱住母猴的身体，直到它们长大可以独立爬树为止。torso /ˈtɔːʳsəʊ/ [countable noun]the main part of a person's body, but not including the head, arms, or legs 躯干〔不包括头部和四肢〕 Kevin liked to walk around the house in nothing but a pair of jeans, showing off his muscular torso. 凯文喜欢只穿一条牛仔裤在屋里走来走去，以炫耀自己强健的躯体。 The search led to the discovery of a headless torso in the woods. 经过搜索，在树林里发现了一具无头尸体。limb /lɪm/ [countable noun]formalan arm or a leg 【正式】肢；手臂；腿 When babies are born they have very little control over their limbs. 婴儿刚出生时，很难控制四肢的活动。 Hundreds of children have lost limbs after stepping on mines. 数以百计的儿童因踩上地雷而失去了手脚。 The calf stood up slowly, with trembling limbs and took its first, uncertain steps. 小牛犊四足颤抖着缓缓站起来，摇摇晃晃地迈出了第一步。organ /ˈɔːʳgən/ [countable noun]a part of a body, for example the heart or lungs, that does a particular job 器官 The liver is an extremely complex organ. 肝是极为复杂的器官。 This diagram shows the position of the main organs of speech. 这张示意图显示了主要发音器官的位置。vital organsthe most important organs such as the heart 重要器官 Her vital organs are intact and she has a good chance of recovery. 她的重要器官未受损伤，所以复原的机会很大。4 the body of a dead person or animal 人或动物的尸体body /ˈbɒdiǁˈbɑːdi/ [countable noun]thebody of someone who has recently died 尸体 Police found the body of a young boy in Epping Forest last night. 昨天夜里，警方在埃平森林里发现了一具男孩的尸体。 The woman fell to her knees beside her son's body and began crying and wailing. 那个妇人跪倒在儿子的尸体旁号啕大哭起来。 The bodies of the two soldiers were buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. 两名士兵的遗体以隆重的军葬礼下葬在阿灵顿国家公墓。dead body The first time I ever saw a dead body was at my grandfather's funeral. 我第一次看到尸体是在祖父的葬礼上。corpse /kɔːʳps/ [countable noun]the body of a dead person, used when you consider the body as an object and not as a person 尸体，死尸〔用于将尸体视为物体而不是人〕 Thieves are digging up corpses in order to steal jewellery and gold teeth. 窃贼们把尸体挖出来以盗取珠宝和金牙。 The streets were filled with the stench of decaying corpses. 街上弥漫着腐烂的尸体发出的臭味。remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ [plural noun]the parts of someone's body that remain after they die, especially after their body has been dead for a long time 遗体；遗骸 They found the remains of a young woman under the floor boards. 他们在地板下面发现了一名年轻女子的尸骸。 These rocks contain the fossilised remains of extinct animals. 这些岩石中有绝种动物遗骸的化石。 The architect's remains are interred in St Paul's cathedral. 那位建筑师的遗体被埋在圣保罗大教堂里。ashes /ˈæʃɪz, ˈæʃəz/ [plural noun]the white powder that is left after a body has been burned as part of a funeral ceremony 骨灰 They burned Gandhi's body and scattered the ashes on the waters of the Jumna river. 他们火化了甘地的遗体，把骨灰撒在朱木拿河中。 Kay kept her father's ashes in an urn on the mantelpiece. 凯把父亲的骨灰存在骨灰瓮内，放在壁炉架上。5 relating to the body 与身体有关的physical /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ [adjective]relating to the body, not the mind 身体的，肉体的 Your son appears to be in good physical health. 你儿子看上去身体不错。 She has suffered terrible physical as well as emotional abuse for over 12 years. 她在肉体上和精神上受到严重折磨达12年以上。 A lot of British people avoid physical contact with strangers. 许多英国人避免与陌生人有身体上的接触。 Man's primary needs are physical -- food, drink and sleep. 人类最基本的需求是生理上的需求——吃、喝、睡。physical fitness Nearly three quarters of the women surveyed said they were satisfied with their physical fitness. 受访妇女中有接近3/4的人表示对自己的身体健康很满意。physically [adverb] At the end of the race she was completely exhausted, both mentally and physically. 比赛结束时，她在精神上和身体上都疲惫不堪。 At the age of 70 he's still physically very active. 他70岁时身体仍充满活力。bodily /ˈbɒdɪli, ˈbɒdəliǁˈbɑː-/ [adjective only before noun]relating to the body or produced by the body 身体的，肉体的bodily fluids Albert agreed to turn over samples of his hair and bodily fluids to the court. 艾伯特同意把自己的头发及体液样本交给法庭。bodily harmdamage to the body 对身体的伤害 Parretti had a lengthy criminal record that included fraud and conspiracy to commit bodily harm. 帕雷蒂有冗长的犯罪记录，包括欺诈和同谋伤人。perform your bodily functionsgo to the toilet, wash yourself etc 让身体机能运作〔如上厕、洗澡等〕 The villagers have to go down to the lake to perform most of their bodily functions. 村民不得不跑到湖边去解决大部分的个人卫生问题。