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单词 flesh
释义
flesh
noun
uk
/fleʃ/us
/fleʃ/
C2[U]
thesoftpartof thebodyof apersonoranimalthat is between theskinand thebones, or thesoftinsidepartof afruitorvegetable:
（人或动物的）肉；果肉；蔬菜的可食部分
Thethornwentdeepinto the flesh of myhand.刺深深扎进了我的手。
Vegetarians don'teatanimalflesh(=meat).素食者不吃肉。
The flesh of thefruitiswhite.这种水果的果肉是白色的。
the flesh[S]literary
thephysicalbodyand not themindor thesoul:
肉体
Thislefthim plenty oftimetoindulgeinthepleasuresofthe flesh(=physicalpleasures, such assexoreating).这使他有了充足的时间沉溺于肉体的欢愉中。
See also
fleshpotnounUK,humorousorUSliterary
More examples
  • Softtissue, such as flesh,allowsX-rays through.
  • He hadundonethebuttonsof hisshirt,exposinganunsightlyexpanseofwhiteflesh.
  • Thebullethad onlycauseda fleshwound.
  • Themaggothadburrowedinto the flesh of theapple.
  • There was aterriblesmellofputrefyingflesh.
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Fruits & seeds & their parts
The body

Idioms

be (only) flesh and blood
someone's(own) flesh and blood
in the flesh
makeyourflesh crawl/creep
put flesh on (the bones of)something
(Definition offleshfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

flesh| American Dictionary

flesh
noun[U]
us
/fleʃ/
thesoftpartof thebodyof apersonoranimalcoveringthebonesandorgans:
Theroastduckhasrobustflavorandtenderflesh.
The flesh of afruitorvegetableis thesoft,innerpart:
Peel thetomatoesand use only the flesh.

Idiom

in the flesh
(Definition offleshfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflesh

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The real meaning becomes clearer in the first edition's 'closed up thefleshin stead thereof'.
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Experiments were monitored every 2-7 d when fruits were palatable to elephants and every 2-4 wk when thefleshhad rotted.
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Medieval authorities insisted that martyrs were impassible because theirfleshwas materially and supernaturally different from normal humanflesh.
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Triumph over the desires of thefleshwas one of the chief guarantees of sanctity, especially in the case of women.
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The persistence of larvae in putrefyingfleshis also determined by the environment: high humidity and low temperatures favour survival.
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The international spirit was clearly willing, but somehow the localfleshproved to be a little weak.
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The second import from the psycholinguistic domain seems somewhat more likely to bear fruit, if it can be fleshed out.
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The voices of all give new life to the deadflesh.
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However, the laws, once adopted, are complemented by more specific governmental decrees, whichfleshout the details of realization.
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Large groups, perhaps corporate parties, find appropriate places for pressingflesh, or whatever it is that they do.
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The attribute's instancing, in turn, would explain the clump's character as humanflesh.
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So did her fair cheeks stream with grief for the husband who was sitting beside her in theflesh.
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Their devotion to the mortification of thefleshwas also underscored by their weakly bodily constitution, hence the topos of the sick scientist.
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When a musky rat-kangaroo handled a fruit it left characteristic chew marks in the skin,fleshor seed.
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Because the ideal moral character is a construct of reason, it is by definition unattainable byflesh-and-blood characters, who might uncharacteristically slip on occasion.
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Collocationswithflesh

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burning flesh
The stench ofburningfleshwas nauseating.
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human flesh
The attribute's instancing, in turn, would explain the clump's character ashumanflesh.
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living flesh
In all cases, these animals transform the flesh of other dead animals into their ownlivingflesh.
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