Noun a part of the body Her body is very muscular. A bird's body is covered in feathers. This species has a black body and a white head. She held her arms tightly against her body. There was extensive damage to the truck's body. The body of the bus is almost entirely rusted out. Verb abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Its curved shape wraps around the wearer’s body for support. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 The show’s finale was Precious Lee, in a golden, body-hugging gown by Zac Posen. Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 In Sandy, which is just outside of Salt Lake City, the altitude doesn't rise to one mile above sea level, but depending on an individual's body, the effects can be similar. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2022 After the seventh headless body turned up, the city government brought Ness onto the case. Sam Kean, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 The queen's body will lie-in-state at Westminster Hall until she is buried Monday. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022 As before, the Crosstrek is a tall subcompact crossover with plenty of ground clearance and black plastic body cladding. Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2022 The coffin carrying queen Elizabeth's body was just transferred to Westminster Hall for her lying-in-state, during which time flights into Heathrow airport were postponed and rerouted so there wouldn't be extra noise during the procession. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2022 Grainy cellphone video of its aftermath showed Luna’s body lying on the sidewalk, as officers stood watching from several feet away. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
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When the researchers cross-checked these groups against people’s current health data, the active couch potatoes had the worst blood sugar control, body fat percentage and cholesterol profiles. Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 And, perhaps most significantly, Geoff Taylor will leave labels body the BPI after a 15-year run as chief executive. Mark Sutherland, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Inclusion was also important, not only with the casting of people of color, but also body types of every kind, and one of the main characters, Archie, played by Jonathan Lengel, uses a wheelchair. Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Their products range from detail trimmers to body groomers to rotary shavers. Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 The home opener saw Morgan rake the ball from a Gotham defender, then legally body her aside and blast her third goal of four that night. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022 As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida campaigned Saturday, police officers patrolled rooftops and subjected residents to body scans. David Moll, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The program since has revised its policies pertaining to weight and body fat percentage. Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 June 2022 Weight was assessed via body mass index, an estimate of fat based on weight and height, as well as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and/or body fat percentage. Julie Washington, cleveland, 10 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
1whole physical form of a person/an animal身體ADJECTIVE | VERB + BODY | BODY + VERB | BODY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤entire, whole全身◇Her whole body trembled.她全身發抖。➤lower, upper下半身;上半身▸➤healthy健康的身體▸➤human人體➤female, male女人的/男人的身體➤naked, nude裸體➤fit, lithe, muscular, perfect, toned健康的/柔軟靈活的/肌肉發達的/完美的/結實的身體➤frail, lean, slender, slim, thin, tiny虛弱的/精瘦的/苗條的/修長的/瘦弱的/瘦小的身體➤fat肥胖的身體➤limp, unconscious無力的/失去知覺的身體VERB + BODY➤rack使身體遭受劇烈痛苦◇Pain racked her body.疼痛折磨着她的身體。BODY + VERB➤ache身體上的疼痛➤shake, tremble身體顫抖➤convulse身體抽搐➤stiffen, tense身體變得僵硬/緊張BODY + NOUN➤heat, temperature體溫▸➤mass, shape, size, weight身體質量;體形;個頭;體重◇to maintain your ideal body weight保持理想的體重➤fat, fluids體內脂肪;體液▸➤parts身體部位▸➤odour/odor體味➤armour/armor防彈衣➤piercing人體穿孔➤image身體意象▸➤language肢體語言PREPOSITION➤in the/your body在身體裏◇Extreme heat may cause changes in the body.溫度過高可能導致體內發生變化。➤on the/your body在身體上◇She still had the marks from the ropes on her body.她身上仍有繩子綁過的痕跡。PHRASES➤part of the body身體部位▸➤sell your body (= to work as a prostitute)出賣肉體body
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2dead human body人的屍體ADJECTIVE | VERB + BODY | BODY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dead, lifeless死屍▸➤mangled, mutilated殘缺的/肢解的屍體▸➤decomposed, decomposing腐爛的/正在腐爛的屍體▸➤bloated腫脹的屍體VERB + BODY➤discover, find, recover發現/找到/找回屍體▸➤examine驗屍▸➤bury, cremate, embalm埋葬屍體;焚化屍體;給屍體做防腐處理▸➤exhume挖掘屍體BODY + NOUN➤count (= the number of people killed)死亡人數◇The body count is growing all the time.死亡人數一直在增加。➤bag運屍袋◇soldiers who come home in body bags裝在運屍袋裏回國的士兵PREPOSITION➤on a/the body在屍體身上◇A diary was found on the body.在屍體身上發現了一本日記。body
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3amount of sth量ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤growing, large, substantial, vast越來越多的量;大量;可觀的數量;巨大的數量◇a substantial body of evidence大量的證據PHRASES➤a body of water一片水域◇The two islands are separated by a large body of water.兩個島嶼被一大片水域隔開。body
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4main part of sth主體ADJECTIVE➤main主體◇The bar is in the main body of the hotel.酒吧在賓館的主樓。body
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5group of people who work/act together集體;團體ADJECTIVE | VERB + BODYADJECTIVE➤advisory, corporate, executive, governing, legislative, professional, public, regulatory, sanctioning, statutory (BrE) 顧問團;法人團體;行政機關;管理機構;立法機關;職業團體;公共機構;監管機構;批准機構;法定團體➤international, national國際團體;全國性機關▸➤government, governmental政府機關▸➤student學生團體▸➤independent獨立團體▸➤voluntary (especially BrE) 志願團體▸➤elected選舉產生的機構▸➤politic (always after body總用於 body 後)國家◇Freedom of speech is necessary for the health of the body politic.言論自由是國家實現良性運行所必需的。VERB + BODY➤create, establish, form建立團體;成立機構body
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6object物體ADJECTIVE➤foreign異物◇They removed a foreign body from her eye.他們清除了她眼睛中的異物。➤celestial, heavenly天體◇Stars are celestial bodies.星星是天體。