body是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal -- （人或動物的）軀體；身體

  • A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy. 良好的飲食和充足的鍛煉將有助於保持身體健康。

  • She rubbed suncream over her entire body. 她全身都擦了防曬霜。

  • He had a fat body but thin legs and arms. 他身體很胖，但腿和兩臂卻很瘦。

  • A body was washed up on the beach last week. 上週有具屍體被沖上了海灘。

  • How is a body supposed to live in these conditions? 人怎麼可能住在這種環境裡呢？

• 1 a group of people who have joined together for a particular reason -- 群體，團體，機構

  • a governing body 管理機構

  • an advisory body 顧問團

  • The RSPCA is a respected body working for animal welfare. 皇家防止虐待動物協會是一個致力於維護動物福利的受人尊重的團體。

  • There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights. 有很大部分人沒有意識到自己的基本權利。

  • Chatsworth High School’s student body raised $5,000 for the charity.

  • The cleaning staff went in a body to the manager to complain. 清潔工一起去找經理投訴。

• 2 a large amount of something -- 大量

  • There is a growing body of evidence to support their claim. 有越來越多的證據支持他們的説法。

  • She collected a huge body of information on the subject. 她收集了大量有關這個題目的資訊。

  • A substantial body of opinion (= a large group of people with the same opinion) is opposed to any change. 很多人反對作任何變動。

• 3 the main part of a book, article, etc. -- （書、文章等的）正文，主體

  • I thought the most interesting details in the book were not in the body of the text, but in the notes at the end. 我認為本書最有趣的部分不在正文中，而在書後的注釋中。

  • to enter the body of the cathedral 進入大教堂的主體部分

• 4 a separate object or mass -- 物體；天體

  • The distance between the two bodies in space was measured daily. 每天都測量這兩個天體在太空中的距離。

• 5 a strong or thick quality -- 醇厚；稠度，黏性

  • This Bordeaux has plenty of body (= strong flavour). 這種波爾多葡萄酒味道濃鬱香醇。

  • Conditioner can give your hair more body. 護髮素能使你的頭髮更濃密。