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单词 in the flesh
释义

in the flesh

phrase
If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television.
Charles' appeal is best observed in the flesh.
The first thing viewers usually say when they see me in the flesh is 'You're smallerthan you look on TV.'
Synonyms: in person, in real life, really, actually More Synonyms of in the flesh
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in the flesh in British English

in person; actually present
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in the flesh in American English

1. 
alive
2. 
actually present; in person
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Examples of 'in the flesh' in a sentence
in the flesh

Seeing it in the flesh blew me away.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the flesh you can see why.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They chatted online for a while before finally deciding to meet in the flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
 Meeting her in the flesh gave me a rush of excitement and my confidence a real boost.
The Sun (2012)
Find ways of meeting real people in the flesh.
The Sun (2010)
But how different it is from having to meet them in the flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At that very moment he hears footsteps, and turns around to see his wife in the flesh.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
We'd seen our progeny on a screen months before we were due to meet in the flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
 Meeting her in the flesh also offers some confirmation to her denials of surgery... other than the obvious.
The Sun (2013)
ONLY when you see a cheetah in the flesh can you get that real sense of beauty and power.
The Sun (2008)
This will give you some idea whether or not it will be worth going round to see the original in the flesh, so to speak.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
When you meet him in the flesh you realise he is just a bit of a geek who doesn't really know what he is doing.
The Sun (2013)
It is important to have a harmonious relationship, as they are the most exciting animals we are likely to see in the flesh in this country.
The Sun (2014)
I heard a pastor say the reason it's difficult to get along with each other is because we meet people in the flesh.
Christianity Today (2000)
A man who so often looks aloof in pictures but who, in the flesh, is actually very warm.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And if you think it looks a little odd in the picture, it's all the more reason to go and see it in the flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Chinese translation of 'in the flesh'

in the flesh

  1. 亲(親)自 (qīnzì)
See flesh (sense 3)

Nearby words of
in the flesh

  • in the first flush of youth
  • in the first instance
  • in the first place
  • in the flesh
  • in the foreseeable future
  • in the form of
  • in the future
(idiom) 
Definition
in person
You look smaller in the flesh.
Synonyms
in person
It was the first time she had seen him in person.
in real life
really
They didn't really enjoy themselves.
actually
He had actually felt pain several times, but he had ignored it.
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of actually
Definition
as an actual fact
He had actually felt pain several times, but he had ignored it.
Synonyms
really,
in fact,
indeed,
essentially,
truly,
literally,
genuinely,
in reality,
in truth,
in actuality,
in point of fact,
veritably,
as a matter of fact
in the sense of really
Definition
in reality
They didn't really enjoy themselves.
Synonyms
truly,
actually,
in fact,
indeed,
in reality,
in actuality

Nearby words of
in the flesh

  • in the event of
  • in the extreme
  • in the first instance
  • in the flesh
  • in the fullness of time
  • in the interest(s) of
  • in the light of something

Synonyms of 'in the flesh'

in the flesh

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