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- flesh [flεʃ] [fleʃ]
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1.
noun
（人或动物身体的）肉；尤指肌肉（组织）
- 2. noun （人体的）皮，皮肤，肌肤
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3.
noun
（供食用的任何）兽肉，食肉（尤指与鱼、禽肉相区别的肉类）
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4.
noun
果肉，（果、疏菜的）可食部分
- 5. noun 肉体，躯体（区别于灵魂、精神）
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6.
noun
人性，人情味；肉欲、淫欲，情欲
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7.
noun
众生；尤指全人类
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8.
noun
亲骨肉，亲属，亲戚
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9.
noun
肉色，（白人的）肤色
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10.
vt.
喂肉刺激（猎犬追捕猎物）
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11.
vt.
用猎物的血肉训练（鹰，犬等），使（鹰，犬等）闻惯猎物味
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12.
vt.
使锻练得结实坚强
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13.
vt.
把（武器）刺进肉中
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14.
vt.
养肥，使肥，使长肉
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15.
vt.
赋…以血肉，充实…的内容，给…以真实感（常与out连用）
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16.
vt.
（制革时）从（生兽皮）上削肉
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17.
vi.
[verbal]
长肉，发胖（常与out或up连用）
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1.
noun
（人或动物身体的）肉；尤指肌肉（组织）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- flesh [flεʃ]
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1.
n
the soft part of the body of an animal or human, esp muscular tissue, as distinct from bone and viscera
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2.
n
[informal]
excess weight; fat
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3.
n
[archaic]
the edible tissue of animals as opposed to that of fish or, sometimes, fowl; meat
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4.
n
the thick usually soft part of a fruit or vegetable, as distinct from the skin, core, stone, etc
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5.
n
the human body and its physical or sensual nature as opposed to the soul or spirit
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6.
n
mankind in general
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7.
n
animate creatures in general
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8.
n
one's own family; kin (esp in the phrase one's own flesh and blood)
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9.
n
a yellowish-pink to greyish-yellow colour
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10.
n
[Christian Science]
belief on the physical plane which is considered erroneous, esp the belief that matter has sensation
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11.
n
[modifier]
[tanning]
of or relating to the inner or under layer of a skin or hide
- a flesh split
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12.
vt.
[tr]
[hunting]
to stimulate the hunting instinct of (hounds or falcons) by giving them small quantities of raw flesh
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13.
vt.
to wound the flesh of with a weapon
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14.
vt.
[archaic or poetic]
to accustom or incite to bloodshed or battle by initial experience
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15.
vt.
[tanning]
to remove the flesh layer of (a hide or skin)
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16.
vt.
to fatten; fill out
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17.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English fl
æ sc; related to Old Norse flesk ham, Old High German fleisk meat, flesh
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1.
n
the soft part of the body of an animal or human, esp muscular tissue, as distinct from bone and viscera
Examples
- to feel one's flesh crawl
- 感到起鸡皮疙瘩，感到毛骨悚然 → flesh
- more than flesh can bear
- 肉体所不能忍受的 → flesh
- Pear flesh is white and juicy, and grainy in texture.
- 梨肉雪白，多汁，肉质呈颗粒状。 → pear
- She has flesh colored tights.
- 她穿着肉色紧身衣。
- it makes my flesh creep
- 使我毛骨悚然 → creep
- in the flesh
- 亲自 → flesh
- she's my own flesh and blood
- 她是我的亲骨肉 → flesh
- a flesh split → flesh
- flesh colour is an important key tone → key
- rolls of flesh → roll
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