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单词 flesh
释义

flesh

UK /fleʃ/

DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    the soft part of people’s or animals’ bodies that consists mostly of muscle and fat

    The dog’s teeth sank into my flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Substances forming part of the body
    1. 1a
      a person’s skin

      I felt the soft flesh of his cheek.

      Synonyms and related words

      The skin and its parts
  2. 2
    the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that is under the skin

    These pears have a sweet, juicy flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of fruit and substances in fruit
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of vegetables
  3. 3

    the flesh

    physical experiences and feelings, especially sexual ones, rather than mental or spiritual experiences
    the pleasures of the flesh:

    He often preached against the pleasures of the flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not religious and not holy
  4. 4

    go the way of all flesh

    to dieSubmitted by:
    Caleb Judy from United States on 24/10/2015
  5. 5

    made flesh

    a phrase used to identify a physical manifestation of something
    I’m your worst fears made flesh.
    Submitted by:
    Ruslan from Belarus on 01/07/2019

phrases

in the flesh
make someone’s flesh crawl/creep
put flesh on (the bones of) something

flesh

US /fleʃ/

DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    the soft part of people’s or animals’ bodies that consists mostly of muscle and fat

    The dog’s teeth sank into my flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Substances forming part of the body
    1. 1a
      a person’s skin

      I felt the soft flesh of his cheek.

      Synonyms and related words

      The skin and its parts
  2. 2
    the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that is under the skin

    These pears have a sweet, juicy flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of fruit and substances in fruit
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of vegetables
  3. 3

    the flesh

    physical experiences and feelings, especially sexual ones, rather than mental or spiritual experiences
    the pleasures of the flesh:

    He often preached against the pleasures of the flesh.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not religious and not holy
  4. 4

    go the way of all flesh

    to dieSubmitted by:
    Caleb Judy from United States on 24/10/2015
  5. 5

    made flesh

    a phrase used to identify a physical manifestation of something
    I’m your worst fears made flesh.
    Submitted by:
    Ruslan from Belarus on 01/07/2019

phrases

in the flesh
make someone’s flesh crawl/creep

flesh

UK /fleʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyflesh
he/she/itfleshes
present participlefleshing
past tensefleshed
past participlefleshed


phrasal verb

flesh out

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyflesh out
he/she/itfleshes out
present participlefleshing out
past tensefleshed out
past participlefleshed out

1
to add more details about something in order to make it easier to understand or imagine

Her stories flesh out the world in which these historical characters lived.

Synonyms and related words

To make something easier to understand

flesh

US /fleʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyflesh
he/she/itfleshes
present participlefleshing
past tensefleshed
past participlefleshed


phrasal verb

flesh out

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyflesh out
he/she/itfleshes out
present participlefleshing out
past tensefleshed out
past participlefleshed out

1
to add more details about something in order to make it easier to understand or imagine

Her stories flesh out the world in which these historical characters lived.

Synonyms and related words

To make something easier to understand
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