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bodies

/bod-ee/US // ˈbɒd i //UK // (ˈbɒdɪ) //

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n.名词 noun
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    plural bod·ies.

    • : the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
    • : a corpse; carcass.
    • : the trunk or main mass of a thing: the body of a tree.
    • : Anatomy, Zoology. the physical structure of a human being or animal, not including the head, limbs, and tail; trunk; torso.
    • : Architecture. the principal mass of a building.
    • : the section of a vehicle, usually in the shape of a box, cylindrical container, or platform, in or on which passengers or the load is carried.
    • : Nautical. the hull of a ship.
    • : Aeronautics. the fuselage of a plane.
    • : Printing. the shank of a type, supporting the face.
    • : Geometry. a figure having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness; a solid.
    • : Physics. a mass, especially one considered as a whole.
    • : the major portion of an army, population, etc.: The body of the American people favors the president's policy.
    • : the principal part of a speech or document, minus introduction, conclusion, indexes, etc.
    • : a person: She's a quiet sort of body.
    • : Law. the physical person of an individual.
    • : a collective group: student body; corporate body.
    • : Astronomy. an object in space, as a planet or star.
    • : a separate physical mass or quantity, especially as distinguished from other masses or quantities.
    • : consistency or density; richness; substance: This wine has good body.Wool has more body than rayon.
    • : the part of a dress that covers the trunk or the part of the trunk above the waist.
    • : Ceramics. the basic material of which a ceramic article is made.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bod·ied, bod·y·ing.

    • : to invest with or as with a body.
    • : to represent in bodily form.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the body; bodily.
    • : of or relating to the main reading matter of a book, article, etc., as opposed to headings, illustrations, or the like.

Phrases

  • body blow
  • body English
  • keep body and soul together
  • over my dead body

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbulk; central portion
nouncrowd

Examples

  • The refined sugars in rice cakes are also digested quickly in your body, potentially leaving you hungry sooner.

  • Jiménez said she had to identify her sister’s “decomposed body” twice “just so they would release the body to me.”

  • It helps that 4G data penetration in North Africa and the Middle East is 62 percent, compared with just 34 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the GSM Association, an industry body that represents mobile network operators globally.

  • When rain hits the charred remnants, it can transport those harmful materials into rivers, streams, and water bodies.

  • The meadow is part of our body, folded outward, ready to be strolled through.

  • He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.

  • Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.

  • Within hours, the Indonesian navy said dozens of bodies were being seen.

  • Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.

  • These women interred the bodies of saints on their own properties and occasionally managed to influence papal politics.

  • Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

  • The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.

  • They carried the two bodies together on some litters, and buried them both in the same grave.

  • The dead bodies of the two men were guarded until next day, for justice to do its duty.

  • Then the two bodies of the men were buried, carrying them together from the street to the grave.