名詞 body:

1. the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being)
   同義詞：organic structure, physical structure
2. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
   同義詞：dead body
3. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
4. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   同義詞：torso, trunk
5. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
6. a collection of particulars considered as a system
7. the external structure of a vehicle
8. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
   同義詞：consistency, consistence
9. the central message of a communication

動(dòng)詞 body:

1. invest with or as with a body; give body to
   同義詞：personify

1. Exercise is to the body what thinking is to the brain.
   運(yùn)動(dòng)和身體的關(guān)系，如同思考和頭腦的關(guān)系。
2. The sun, moon and stars are heavenly bodies.
   太陽(yáng)、月亮和星星都是天體。
3. The oceans are large bodies of water.
   海洋是廣大的水域。

bod.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 bod.ies

The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human being or an animal.
身體：有機(jī)組織的全部物質(zhì)或物理結(jié)構(gòu)，尤指人類或動(dòng)物
The physical part of a person.
肉體：人的軀體
A corpse or carcass.
尸體，殘骸

The trunk or torso of a human being or an animal.
軀干：人或動(dòng)物的軀干或主體
The part of a garment covering the torso.
主體：衣服覆蓋的軀干部分

A human being; a person.
人類；人
A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.
一群，團(tuán)體：一批視作整體的一群；社團(tuán)
A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group:
中心，群組：視作一組的人、事、物：
例句：
We walked out in a body.
我們一塊走出去

The main or central part, as:
主要部分，中心部分：主要部分或中心部分，如：
Anatomy The largest or principal part of an organ; corpus.
【解剖學(xué)】 主干：有機(jī)體最大和最主要的部分；主體
The nave of a church.
教堂的中殿
The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils, indexes, or appendices.
正文：除去序言、補(bǔ)遺、索引和附錄的書或文獻(xiàn)的主要部分
The passenger- and cargo-carrying part of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
機(jī)身，船體：飛機(jī)、輪船或其它運(yùn)輸工具裝載乘客和貨物的部分
Music The sound box of an instrument.
【音樂(lè)】 樂(lè)器的音箱
A mass or collection of material that is distinct from other masses:
一片，一堆：和其它大多分開的一團(tuán)和一堆物質(zhì)：
例句：
a body of water.
一泓水

Consistency of substance, as in paint, textiles, or wine:
稠度：油漆、紡織品、酒的黏性、強(qiáng)度和稠度：
例句：
a sauce with body.
很稠的調(diào)味汁

Printing The part of a block of type underlying the impression surface.
【印刷術(shù)】 鉛字身：印刷面以下的鉛字塊
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
bod.ied,bod.y.ing,bod.ies
To furnish with a body.
賦…以形體
To give shape to:
賦以形狀：
例句：
.Imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown.(Shakespeare)
.想象讓這些未知事物形狀具體.(莎士比亞)

來(lái)源：
Middle English bodi
中古英語(yǔ) bodi
from Old English bodig
源自 古英語(yǔ) bodig

<參考詞匯><同義詞>body,corpse,carcass,cadaverThese nouns denote the physical organism of a person or an animal.
這些名詞都表示人或動(dòng)物的身體組織。
Body refers to material substance, living or dead,especially of a person:
Body 指活的或死的物質(zhì)實(shí)體，尤指人的身體：
例句：
.my body to be buried obscurely. (Francis Bacon).
.我的軀體將被悄然埋藏. （弗蘭西斯·培根）。

例句：
Those who smoke abuse their bodies. The word is often used to point up the distinction between material structure and spirit:
吸煙者在損害自己身體。 這個(gè)詞常用來(lái)區(qū)別物質(zhì)和精神：

例句：
The battle to keep body and soul together was long and difficult.
經(jīng)過(guò)長(zhǎng)期艱苦奮斗才勉強(qiáng)維持生活。

Corpse refers to the physical remains of a dead person:
Corpse 指死人留下的身體殘?。?
例句：
The corpse of the victim could be removed only after the police had finished photographing the scene of the crime.
只有在警察對(duì)犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)拍照后，遇難者的尸體才可以被搬走。

Carcass primarily denotes the body of a dead animal:
Carcass 主要指動(dòng)物的尸體：
例句：
.Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. (Ernest Hemingway).The word is applied to a person, alive or dead,only derogatorily or humorously:
.爬上西部山峰，那里有一只豹的干癟凍僵的尸體. （埃尼斯特·海明威）。這個(gè)詞用于活著或死去的人，僅用于貶稱或幽默：

例句：
He exercised strenously to keep his carcass in good condition.
他刻苦訓(xùn)練，以使身體處于良好狀態(tài)。

Cadaver is a corpse used for dissection and study:
Cadaver 指用于解剖和研究的尸體：
例句：
cadavers in the pathology department of the medical school.
醫(yī)藥學(xué)校病理室中的尸體