flesh
noun
verb
fleʃ
noun
1
the
soft
part
of
the
body
of
a
person
or
animal
that
is
between
the
skin
and
the
bones
〔人或动物的〕肉
a
freshwater
fish
with
firm
white
flesh
一种肉色雪白、肉质紧实的淡水鱼
2
the
skin
of
the
human
body
〔人体的〕皮肤
His
flesh
was
red
and
covered
in
sores.
他的皮肤发红,上面全是疮。
3
the
soft
part
of
a
fruit
or
vegetable
that
can
be
eaten
果肉; 蔬菜的可食部分
Cut
the
melon
in
half
and
scoop
out
the
flesh.
把瓜切成两半,然后挖出瓜肉。
4
in the flesh
if
you
see
someone
in
the
flesh,
you
see
someone
who
you
previously
had
only
seen
in
pictures,
films
etc
本人,活生生地
He
looked
much
shorter
in
the
flesh
than
on
television.
他本人比在电视上看上去要矮得多。
5
make sb’s flesh creep/crawl
to
make
someone
feel
frightened,
nervous,
or
uncomfortable
使某人毛骨悚然 (胆战心惊 )
The
way
he
stared
at
her
made
her
flesh
creep.
他盯着她看的那个样子令她毛骨悚然。
6
your own flesh and blood
someone
who
is
part
of
your
family
亲人,亲骨肉
How
can
he
treat
his
own
flesh
and
blood
that
way?
他怎么能那样对待自己的至亲骨肉?
7
the flesh
the
physical
human
body,
as
opposed
to
the
mind
or
spirit
[文] 〔相对于思想或灵魂的〕肉体
literary
the
pleasures/desires/temptations
of
the
flesh
8
put flesh on sth
to
give
more
details
about
something
to
make
it
clear,
more
interesting
etc
[英] 充实某事物,加细节于某事物;
BrE
I’ll
try
to
put
some
flesh
on
the
plan
Margaret
has
outlined.
我来具体说说玛格丽特刚才简单介绍的这个计划。
9
go the way of all flesh
to
die
[文] 去世
literary
verb
10
to
add
more
details
to
something
in
order
to
make
it
clear,
more
interesting
etc
使充实,使具体;
You
need
to
flesh
out
your
argument
with
a
few
more
examples.
你需要再举几个例子来充实你的论点。