flesh
noun uk/fleʃ/ us/fleʃ/
C2 [ U ](人或动物的)肉;果肉;蔬菜的可食部分
the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones, or the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable
The thorn went deep into the flesh of my hand. 刺深深扎进了我的手。
Vegetarians don't eat animal flesh (= meat). 素食者不吃肉。
The flesh of the fruit is white. 这种水果的果肉是白色的。
the flesh[ S ] literary 肉体
the physical body and not the mind or the soul
This left him plenty of time to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh (= physical pleasures, such as sex or eating). 这使他有了充足的时间沉溺于肉体的欢愉中。
See also: fleshpot noun
- More examples
- Soft tissue, such as flesh, allows X-rays through.
- He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.
- The bullet had only caused a flesh wound.
- The maggot had burrowed into the flesh of the apple.
- There was a terrible smell of putrefying flesh.
Idioms
be (only) flesh and bloodidiom 只是血肉之躯,只是凡人
to have normal human limits, needs, etc.
Of course I find pretty young women attractive - I'm only flesh and blood. 我当然觉得年轻漂亮的女人很有吸引力——我只是个凡人。
be someone's own flesh and bloodidiom C2 是…的亲人
to be someone's relation
I couldn't send him away - he's my own flesh and blood. 我不能把他送走——他是我的亲人。
in the fleshidiom 当面;活生生地
in real life, and not on TV, in a film, in a picture, etc.
I've seen her perform on television, but never in the flesh. 我见过她在电视上表演,但从来没见过本人。
make your flesh crawl/creepidiom 使非常担忧;使非常害怕;使起鸡皮疙瘩
to make someone very worried or frightened
I don't mind spiders but worms make my flesh crawl. 我不怕蜘蛛,但是肉虫子让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
put flesh on (the bones of) somethingidiom UK充实;加细节于
to add more details to a plan, idea, argument, etc. to make it better or more complete