Quick nciku no longer supported

  • my nciku
  • conversations
  • Q&A
  • theme words
  • tools
  • nciku mini

listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
PETS rank
body

?�★
left
left

2 photos

  • Conjugation : past  bodied ; ing  bodying ; pl  bodies
Font Size

Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

body ['bɔdɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] [解剖] 身体
    My whole body hurt.
    我的整个身体都在痛。
  2. 2. noun [c] (torso, trunk) 躯干
  3. 3. noun [c] (corpse) 尸体
    Police later found a body.
    警方后来找到了一具尸体。
  4. 4. noun [s] [of building] (main part) 主体
    the main body of the church
    教堂的主体
  5. 5. noun [of speech, document] 正文
  6. 6. noun [c] [of car] 身
  7. 7. noun [c] (organization) 团体
    public bodies such as local authorities
    像地方当局这样的公共团体
  8. 8. noun [c] [of evidence] (quantity) 许多
    There is a growing body of evidence pointing to these effects.
    越来越多的证据表明了这些后果。
  9. 9. noun [u] [of wine etc] 粘稠

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

body [ 'bɑdɪ] [ 'bɔdɪ]
  1. 1. noun （人、动物的）身体，躯体；（植物等的）躯干
    You should care more about your body, stop eating all that junk food.
    你应该注意自己的身体，别再吃那些垃圾食品了。
  2. 2. noun （人、动物的）躯干
    Now that you know the steps let's see how to move only the body. (TRUNK)
    现在你们已经知道了大概步骤，现在看看能不能只移动你的身体。
  3. 3. noun 上衣的主要部分（领、袖除外）
    That dress is not bad but the body suit doesn't really convince me. (THE UPPER PART)
    那条裙子不错，但是上衣一般。
  4. 4. noun 死尸，尸体，尸首
  5. 5. noun 肉体（与灵魂、精神相对而言）
  6. 6. noun [verbal] 人
  7. 7. noun （一）群（人）；（一）批；团体，机关
    a body of soldiers
    一群士兵
    an advisory body
    顾问团
  8. 8. noun 大部分，大多数
    This case is not so simple and the prosecuting lawyer has a large body of evidence.
    这个案子不是那么好打的，控方律师掌握了大量的证据。
  9. 9. noun 主要部分，中心部分，主体，尤指车身
  10. 10. noun 主要部分，中心部分，主体，尤指船身
    After the collision, the body of the ship had a big gash.
    船被撞后，船身裂开了一个大口子。
  11. 11. noun 主要部分，中心部分，主体，尤指机身
  12. 12. noun 主要部分，中心部分，主体，尤指正文，本文
    The only part you need to read carefully is the body of your contract.
    你只需仔细阅读合同的正文部分。
  13. 13. noun 主要部分，中心部分，主体，尤指（弦乐器的）共鸣箱
  14. 14. noun 物体，实体
  15. 15. noun （天）体
    The sun, moon, planets, stars, etc. are heavenly bodies.
    太阳、月亮、行星、恒星等是天体。
  16. 16. noun 事物的各个部分；团；片；块
    a body of land or water
    一块陆地或一片水
  17. 17. noun 质地；（液体的）稠度（或浓度）；（酒等的）强度（或醇厚）；（织物的）密度
  18. 18. noun （气味的）强烈程度；（声音的）洪亮（或低沉）
  19. 19. noun [legal] 法人
  20. 20. noun [printing] （铅字的）字身
  21. 21. vt. 赋…以形体；使具体化
  22. 22. vt. 使成为…部分；体现

Collins English-English Dictionary

body ['bɑdɪ]
  1. 1. n the entire physical structure of an animal or human being
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    body odour
  3. 3. n the flesh, as opposed to the spirit
    while we are still in the body
  4. 4. n the trunk or torso, not including the limbs, head, or tail
  5. 5. n a dead human or animal; corpse
  6. 6. n the largest or main part of anything
    the body of a vehicle
    the body of a plant
  7. 7. n a separate or distinct mass of water or land
  8. 8. n the main part; majority
    the body of public opinion
  9. 9. n the central part of a written work
    the body of a thesis as opposed to the footnotes
  10. 10. n a number of individuals regarded as a single entity; group
    the student body
    they marched in a body
  11. 11. n [maths] a three-dimensional region with an interior
  12. 12. n [physics] an object or substance that has three dimensions, a mass, and is distinguishable from surrounding objects
  13. 13. n fullness in the appearance of the hair
  14. 14. n the characteristic full quality of certain wines, determined by the density and the content of alcohol or tannin
    a Burgundy has a heavy body
  15. 15. n substance or firmness, esp of cloth
  16. 16. n the sound box of a guitar, violin, or similar stringed instrument
  17. 17. n a woman's close-fitting one-piece garment for the torso
  18. 18. n the part of a dress covering the body from the shoulders to the waist
  19. 19. n another name for shank
  20. 20. n the pigment contained in or added to paint, dye, etc
  21. 21. n the opacity of a paint in covering a surface
  22. 22. n the apparent viscosity of a paint
  23. 23. n a white filler mixed with pigments to make them opaque
  24. 24. n (as modifier) - See also gouache
    body colour
  25. 25. n [printing] the measurement from top to bottom of a piece of type, usually ascender to descender
  26. 26. n an informal or dialect word for a person
  27. 27. n [modifier] of or relating to the main reading matter of a book as distinct from headings, illustrations, appendices, etc
    the body text
  28. 28. vt. [tr] [usually foll by forth] to give a body or shape to
  29. 29. vt. [Etymology] Old English bodig; related to Old Norse buthkr box, Old High German botah body
See more results for body in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

As an actress, I have to take care of my body so I'm always dieting and training my body.
作为一名女演员，我得努力保持体形，所以我一直在节食并锻炼身体。 → actress
a body of soldiers
一群士兵 → body
an advisory body
顾问团 → body
a body of land or water
一块陆地或一片水 → body
a consultative body
咨询机构 → consultative
a chair contoured to fit the body
一张合身的椅子 → contour
the economy of the human body
人的机体 → economy
The bullet entered his body.
枪弹射入他的身体。 → bullet
a body invaded by disease
受疾病侵袭的身体 → invade
a scar on the body
身上的伤疤 → on
more results 193 more results

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Ask a Question

Idioms + Phrasal Verbs

Thesaurus

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
7 time(s) by users.

View

Conversations

Recently Reviewed Words

help make nciku betterSend Feedback
Content partners 外研社collins