单词 | physical |
释义 | physical (fɪzɪkəl ) Word forms: physicals 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Physical qualities, actions, or things are connected with a person's body, rather than with their mind. ...the physical and mental problems caused by the illness. Physical activity promotes good health. The attraction between them is physical. Synonyms: corporal, fleshly, bodily, carnal physically adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] You may be physically and mentally exhausted after a long flight. ...people who cannot physically use a telephone. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Physical things are real things that can be touched and seen, rather than ideas or spoken words. All he needed was a little room, a physical and spiritual place to call home. ...physical evidence to support the story. ...the physical similarities among the towns. Synonyms: material, real, substantial [formal], natural physically adverb ...physically cut off from every other country. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Physical means relating to the structure, size, or shape of something that can be touched and seen. ...the physical characteristics of the terrain. ...the physical properties (weight, volume, hardness, etc.) of a substance. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Physical means connected with physics or the laws of physics. ...the physical laws of combustion and thermodynamics. 5. adjective Someone who is physical touches people a lot, either in an affectionate way or in a rough way. We decided that in the game we would be physical and aggressive. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Physical is used in expressions such as physical love and physical relationships to refer to sexual relationships between people. the book celebrated the sublime joys of physical love. It had been years since they had shared any meaningful form of physical relationship. 7. countable noun A physical is a medical examination, done in order to see if someone is fit and well enough to do a particular job or to join the army. Bob failed his physical. Routine physicals are done by a nurse. Collocations: physical preparation It was clear he needed to change something and take the physical preparation far more seriously. Times, Sunday Times Nobody could ever accuse him of stinting on his physical preparation. Times, Sunday Times The physical preparation for the climb was rigorous but it also took months of research. Times,Sunday Times Whatever his idiosyncrasies and gaucheness, he has always been thoroughly professional in his technical and physical preparation. Times, Sunday Times The physical preparation has all been done long before we get to the ground. The Sun These guys were from music hall days - they had the physical presence as well as the lines. Times, Sunday Times Yet it was not a lack of physical presence that was the problem. The Sun Your locks still need a big, physical presence, but the days of them just being bruisers have gone. Times, Sunday Times Runs a football academy and has forced her way into the reckoning, offering a physical presence up front and generally giving defenders a hard time. Times, Sunday Times And what a physical presence to have between the sticks. The Sun It's absurd to imagine that in addition to their physical prowess, they're going to turn out to be sparkling raconteurs, too. Times, Sunday Times The nature of the work demands physical - not perfection, but physical prowess. Times, Sunday Times Sport cannot be defined by physical prowess alone. Times, Sunday Times Dictators have long realised the propaganda value of physical prowess. Times, Sunday Times We are in awe of her dynamic spontaneity, her fearlessness and her physical prowess. Times, Sunday Times You have developed extreme empathy syndrome, where you identify with the misfortunes of others so much that you experience it as a physical sensation. Times, Sunday Times Each time you realise you're distracted, move the attention back to the physical sensation. Times, Sunday Times She has never played cricket again, even though she yearns for the physical sensation of watching the ball, then hitting it. Times, Sunday Times I get the physical sensation but it doesn't seem to have much effect on me. The Sun His fascination with the impulses of the body - the blush, the flush, the flutter of the pulse, the physical sensation - was grounded in observation and knowledge. The Times Literary Supplement It's such a physical sport and some of the guys are as big as rugby players. The Sun It's not just a physical sport. Times, Sunday Times Love-wise, sudden romance comes into your life when you watch a very physical sport. The Sun He was playing football, a very physical sport, and his adrenalin was raised. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps through some kind of physical sporting activity ... like cycling or table tennis. The Sun Yet he still possessed phenomenal physical strength, and a recent medical had confirmed he had the stamina of a 50-year-old. Times, Sunday Times They have to blend extreme physical strength and courage with strategic nous. Times, Sunday Times She's going to need all the intelligence and physical strength she can muster in order to fulfil her current brief. Times, Sunday Times As soon as we hit midlife, a sneak-thief starts stealing away our physical strength. Times,Sunday Times The subjects also improved their reaction times, their ability to concentrate and their physical strength during the morning. Times, Sunday Times Prison cells, freezing enclosures and physical suffering feature heavily in the short stories. The Times Literary Supplement For the alleviation of physical suffering and financial burden, a national conversation about health care and end-of-life care has begun. Christianity Today Pain also comes to our attention in whispered signals of loneliness, despair, discrimination, physical suffering, self-hatred. Christianity Today The medical establishment has also swung behind the view that the procedure can be used to relieve psychological as well as physical suffering. Times, Sunday Times I've learned to be almost thankful for my solitary physical symptom. Christianity Today Likewise, 'gut fear', that wrenching physical symptom of anxiety, seems to have a physical effect on the brain. Times, Sunday Times Heartbreak can sometimes lead people to seek medical help for the physical symptom, and may then be related to a somatoform disorder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the level of person, therapists can provide education and/or direct intervention for physical symptom treatment and management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His malaise has many such physical symptoms; and we start to notice a simmering anger. The Times Literary Supplement Picked and playing at inside-centre so far, he hasn't been able to maximise his physical threat in the more claustrophobic areas of action. Times, Sunday Times These responses are all rather wonderful when you are confronted by a physical threat. Times, Sunday Times Sport shouldn't be reckless with people, but without opposition, without physical threat, artistry becomes mere virtuosity. Times, Sunday Times His sharp, skiddy bouncer would be a physical threat. Times, Sunday Times Even if they are not subject to physical threat, some may live in fear of exposure to authorities. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 身体的, 体格检查 Japanese: 身体の, 身体検査 |
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