Learner's definition of FLESH
[noncount]
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: the soft parts of the body of an animal or person(动物或人的)肉 2
: the skin of a person(人的)皮肤 -
a disease that causes sores on the flesh引起表皮疼痛的疾病
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sun-tanned flesh晒成古铜色的皮肤
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flesh-colored [=having the color of a white person's skin]白人肤色的
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The memory of all that blood was enough to make my flesh crawl/creep. [=to make me feel disgusted, afraid, etc.]有关那些血腥场面的记忆足以令我起鸡皮疙瘩/毛骨悚然。
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: parts of an animal used as food : meat(供食用的)肉 4
: the soft part of a fruit that is eaten果肉 5
: the physical nature of a person rather than the mind or spirit肉体 — see also the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak at 1spirit
a thorn in the/your flesh
— see thorn
flesh and blood
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: a human being人;血肉之躯 —
often used when talking about human weakness谈论人的弱点时常用 2
: someone who is closely related to you : a person in your family亲骨肉;亲人—
usually used in the phrase your own flesh and blood通常用于短语your own flesh and blood
go the way of all flesh
literary
in the flesh
◊ If you see someone in the flesh, you see that person directly rather than in a picture, on television, etc.活生生地;亲自;本人
2 flesh /ˈflɛʃ/ verb
fleshes; fleshed; fleshing
fleshes; fleshed; fleshing
Learner's definition of FLESH
flesh out
[phrasal verb] flesh (something) out or flesh out (something)
: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details充实…的内容;使完善