bod‧y S1 W1 / bɒdi $ bɑdi / 名词 ( 复数形式 bodies )
1 people/animals [可数名词] the physical structure of a person or animal :
the human body
My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.
body weight/temperature/size
Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.
For their body size, these birds lay very small eggs.
He needs to overcome a negative body image (= what you think about your own body ) .
2 dead person [可数名词] the dead body of a person :
A dog found the body of a girl in the woods.
3 group [可数名词] a group of people who work together to do a particular job or who are together for a particular purpose :
The British Medical Association is the doctors’ professional body.
body of
There were reports of a large body of armed men near the border.
Kaplan served on the governing body of the museum (= the group who control the museum ) .
The student body (= all the students in a school or college ) numbers 5,000.
The research will be used by government departments and other public bodies (= groups whose work is connected to the government ) .
in a body (= as a group, together )
The women moved towards the building in a body.
4 body of something
a) a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
body of knowledge/evidence/opinion etc
There is now a considerable body of knowledge of the different stages of childhood.
There is a growing body of evidence that charges are too high.
b) the main, central, or most important part of something :
The arguments are explained in the body of the text.
Leave three blank lines between the date and the body of the letter.
5 body of water a large area of water such as a lake :
The city was built near a large body of water.
6 middle part [可数名词] the central part of a person or animal’s body, not including the head, arms, legs, or wings :
Nick had bruises on his face and body.
The bird has a small body and long wings.
7 vehicle [可数名词] the main structure of a vehicle not including the engine, wheels etc :
Workers at the factory are making steel bodies for cars.
8 object [可数名词] technical an object that is separate from other objects :
Keep the caps on the bottles to prevent foreign bodies entering them (= objects that should not be there ) . → heavenly body at heavenly ( 3 )
9 hair [不可数名词] if your hair has body, it is thick and healthy :
This shampoo will give more body to your hair.
10 taste [不可数名词] if food or an alcoholic drink has body, it has a strong flavour (= taste ) :
A small amount of tomato paste will give extra colour and body to the sauce.
11 full/medium/light-bodied used to describe how much taste an alcoholic drink has, with a full bodied drink having the strongest taste :
a full bodied wine
12 long/thick etc -bodied having a long, thick etc body :
a slim bodied orange-gold fish → able-bodied
13 keep body and soul together to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc :
He’s working at the shop to keep body and soul together.
14 body and soul
a) completely :
She threw herself body and soul into her work.
b) the whole of a person :
They think they own the employees, body and soul.
15 instrument [可数名词] the wide part of a musical instrument such as a violin or guitar , or of a sports racket (= bat ) :
The guitar is 16 inches wide across the body.
16 clothing [可数名词] British English a type of tight-fitting shirt worn by women that fastens between their legs 同义词 body suit American English
→ over my dead body at dead 1 ( 11 )
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
the human body There are billions of cells in an adult human body.
the female/male body his drawings of the female body
the upper/lower body Slowly raise your upper body into a sitting position.
sb’s whole body Her whole body froze with fear.
body + NOUN
body weight You have exactly the right body weight for your height.
body temperature Exercise will raise your body temperature.
body size/shape differences in body size and shape
body fluids Replace your body fluids by drinking lots of water.
body fat Males have less body fat than females.
body language (= the movements and expressions that show what you feel ) Nervousness is usually clearly expressed in body language.
body image (= what you think you look like ) People tend to have their own body image fixed in their minds.
THESAURUS
body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body : Many women are not happy with their bodies. | His clothes emphasized his strong body.
figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive : She has a really nice figure. | Freya had an enviably slim figure.
build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following 短语 : Police described the man as tall and of medium build . | He was of heavy build . | She has a very slight build .
physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive : He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. | Ben has a very athletic physique.
a dead body
body 名词 [可数名词] the dead body of a person : Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff. | Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
corpse 名词 [可数名词] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person : Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass 名词 [可数名词] the dead body of an animal : a whale carcass | The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains 名词 [复数形式] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago : Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.