body
noun
uk/ˈbɒd.i/us/ˈbɑː.di/bodynoun(PHYSICAL STRUCTURE)
A1[C]
thewholephysicalstructurethatformsapersonoranimal:
（人或动物的）躯体；身体A gooddietand plenty ofexercisewillhelpyou tokeepyourbodyhealthy.良好的饮食和充足的锻炼将有助于保持身体健康。
Sherubbedsuncream over herentirebody.她全身都擦了防晒霜。
B1[C]
themainpartof a person's or animal's body, without thehead, or without thehead,arms, andlegs:
躯干He had afatbody butthinlegsandarms.他身上很胖，但腿和胳膊却很瘦。
A2[C]
adeadperson:
死尸，尸体A body waswashedup on thebeachlastweek.上周有具尸体被冲上了海滩。
Synonyms
cadaverspecialized
carcass
corpse
stiff(BODY)slang
[C]
thepaintedmetalshellof avehicle, such as acaror anaircraft
车身；船体；机身See also
bodywork
[Cusually singular]old-fashioned
aperson:
人How is a bodysupposedtolivein theseconditions?人怎么可能住在这种环境里呢？
[C]UK(USbodysuit)
apieceof tight-fitting women'sclothingthatcoversthetophalfof the body andfastensbetween thelegs
（女子上半身穿的）连体紧身内衣- Thehumanbody iscomposedof about 60%water.
- Thejackethunglooselyon histhinbody.
- Policehadmarkedoff theareawhere the body wasfound.
- Hisheadthrobbed, and his bodyached.
- The bodies ofdolphinsare morestreamlinedthan those ofporpoises.
The body
- -bodied
- animal
- axial
- biodynamics
- biomechanics
- bod
- build
- corporal
- corporeally
- figure
- flesh
- internally
- local
- mesomorph
- mind-body
- non-mental
- non-skeletal
- physically
- physique
- system
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Death and dying
The exterior of vehicles
Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
People in general
Underwear
Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
bodynoun(GROUP OF PEOPLE)
C2[C,+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofpeoplewho havejoinedtogether for aparticularreason:
群体，团体，机构agoverningbody管理机构
anadvisorybody顾问团
The RSPCA is arespectedbodyworkingforanimalwelfare.皇家防止虐待动物协会是一个致力于维护动物福利的受人尊重的团体。
There is alargebodyofpeoplewho areunawareoftheirbasicrights.有很大一部分人没有意识到自己的基本权利。
Chatsworth High School’sstudentbodyraised$5,000 for thecharity.查茨沃斯高中的学生团体为该慈善机构筹集了5千美元。
in a bodyformalliterary
Ifpeopledo something in a body, they do it together as agroup, in anofficialway:
（以正式或官方的方式）全体一致地；一起地Thecleaningstaffwent in a body to themanagertocomplain.清洁工一起去找经理投诉。
- aself-regulatingbody
- These threeofficialbodies are theguardiansof the nation'scountryside.
- FIFA is football'sworldgoverningbody.
- Theelectionswill beoverseenby anindependentbody.
- Almost theentirestudentbody tookpartin thedemonstration.
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- anti-gang
- assemblage
- babyboomer
- bunch
- flashmob
- flock
- focus group
- foursome
- fraternity
- mafia
- sandwich generation
- silent majority
- sisterhood
- special interest group
- splinter group
- squad
- suspect
- syndicate
bodynoun(AMOUNT)
[C]
alargeamountof something:
大量There is agrowingbodyofevidencetosupporttheirclaim.有越来越多的证据支持他们的说法。
Shecollectedahugebodyofinformationon thesubject.她收集了大量有关这个主题的信息。
Asubstantialbodyofopinion(= alargegroupofpeoplewith the sameopinion)isopposedto anychange.很多人反对作任何变动。
[C]formal
A body ofwateris alargeareaofwater, such as alake.
水域，水体Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- any number ofthingsidiom
- armload
- backlog
- bolus
- flood
- foam
- hulk
- logjam
- many
- motherlode
- multi-million
- multitude
- pile
- the lion's shareidiom
- tsunami
- wave after/upon waveidiom
- wedge
- welter
- wodge
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Inland waters
bodynoun(MAIN PART)
the body[S]
themainpartof abook,article, etc.:
（书、文章等的）正文，主体Ithoughtthe mostinterestingdetailsin thebookwere not in the bodyofthetext, but in thenotesat the end.我认为本书最有趣的部分不在正文中，而在书后的注释中。
themainpartof alargebuilding:
（大型建筑的）主体部分toenterthe body of thecathedral进入大教堂的主体部分
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- biomarker
- cartridge
- chunk
- element
- modularity
- modularized
- moiety
- multi-branched
- multi-component
- panel
- piece
- sub
- sub-sector
- subscale
- subscience
- subsection
- subsegment
- unit
bodynoun(OBJECT)
[C]physicsspecialized
aseparateobjectormass:
物体；天体Thedistancebetween the two bodies inspacewasmeasureddaily.每天都测量这两个天体在太空中的距离。
Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- any number ofthingsidiom
- armload
- backlog
- bolus
- flood
- foam
- hulk
- logjam
- many
- motherlode
- multi-million
- multitude
- pile
- the lion's shareidiom
- tsunami
- wave after/upon waveidiom
- wedge
- welter
- wodge
bodynoun(QUALITY)
[U]
astrongorthickquality:
醇厚；稠度，黏性ThisBordeauxhasplenty of body(=strongflavour).这种波尔多葡萄酒味道浓郁香醇。
Conditioner can giveyourhairmore body.护发素能使你的头发更浓密。
Power and intensity
- ascendant
- be (as) solid as a rockidiom
- beef
- brunt
- cast iron
- clout
- grunt
- high-impact
- intensity
- invincibility
- invulnerability
- juggernaut
- keenness
- richness
- robustness
- stridency
- sturdiness
- superintensity
- virulence
- vividness
Idiom
keep body and soul together