| 单词 | body |
| 释义 | body (once / 19 pages) 1nv 2n 3n Your body is everything that makes up your physical self, including your skin, bones, muscles, and organs. Your whole body might hurt after a day spent learning to snowboard. All animals have a body, and you can also describe some inanimate objects as having a body. For example, a car's body is its main section, mostly made of metal and plastic. A written work's body is the major part of a text, generally not including things like introductions or epilogues. In science, a body is simply any separate object that has mass. The Old English root, bodig, means "man or animal's trunk or chest." WORD FAMILYbody: antibody, bodied, bodies, bodiless, bodily, bodying, bodyless, underbody+/antibody: antibodies/bodied: unbodied/bodiless: bodilessly/underbody: underbodies USAGE EXAMPLESHer body was found at the central Melbourne location about 11:50 local time, Victoria Police said. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Tulsa police say a bus driver discovered the body of a man Sunday morning in a church parking lot. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Blatant body checking is banned, but there is plenty of contact. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects heavenly body Hypo|Hyper chromosome a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order cellular inclusion, inclusion, inclusion bodyany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) massa body of matter without definite shape particle, subatomic particlea body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions virion(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) sex chromosome(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual autosome, somatic chromosomeany chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa acentric chromosomea chromosome lacking a centromere acrocentric chromosomea chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long metacentric chromosomea chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position telocentric chromosomea chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position alpha particlea positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes beta particlea high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope bosonany particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons coprolith, faecalith, fecalith, stercolitha hard mass of fecal matter deuteronthe nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators drifta large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents elementary particle, fundamental particle(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter fermionany particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle iona particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons magnetic monopolea hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two mata mass that is densely tangled or interwoven micellean electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents plasmid, plasmid DNAa small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication prion(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system virino(microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins mush, pulpany soft or soggy mass Russell's body, cancer bodyan inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer scintillaa sparkling glittering particle superstringa hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time thermionan electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 2n the main mass of a thing Hyper mass the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field 3n the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) he felt as if his whole body were on fire Syn|Hypo|Hyper organic structure, physical structure life form the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, somaalternative names for the body of a human being live bodythe body of a living animal or person persona human body (usually including the clothing) systemthe living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole juvenile bodythe body of a young person adult bodythe body of an adult human being male bodythe body of a male human being female bodythe body of a female human being natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 4n the body excluding the head and neck and limbs they moved their arms and legs and bodies Syn|Hyper torso, trunk body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity 5n a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person they found the body in the lake Syn|Hypo|Hyper dead body carcase, carcass the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food carrionthe dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food roadkillthe dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiffthe dead body of a human being mummya body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) cremainsthe remains of a dead body after cremation natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 6n a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) Syn|Hyper soundbox cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves 7n the external structure of a vehicle the body of the car was badly rusted Hypo|Hyper bodywork the exterior body of a motor vehicle fuselagethe central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 8v invest with or as with a body; give body to 2Syn|Hyper personify be, embody, personify represent, as of a character on stage 1n a collection of particulars considered as a system a body of law a body of doctrine a body of precedents Hyper scheme, system a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole 2n the central message of a communication the body of the message was short Hyper content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 3n a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity 3the whole body filed out of the auditorium the student body administrative body Exp|Hypo|Hyper Demerara a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana Rock of Gibraltarlocation of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules Plymouth Colonycolony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 New Amsterdama settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York public a body of people sharing some common interest Christendom, Christianitythe collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia) churchthe body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church College of Cardinals, Sacred College(Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organizationthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something corpsa body of people associated together constituencythe body of voters who elect a representative for their area electoral collegethe body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president schoola body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers collegethe body of faculty and students of a college universitythe body of faculty and students at a university faculty, staffthe body of teachers and administrators at a school representationa body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency colony, settlementa body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government ulama, ulemathe body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community leaders, leadershipthe body of people who lead a group militiathe entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service membership, rankthe body of members of an organization or group occupational group, vocationa body of people doing the same kind of work oppositiona body of people united in opposing something immigrationthe body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval inspectoratea body of inspectors jurya body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law panela group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc panel, venire(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) enrollment, registrationthe body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time votea body of voters who have the same interests diasporathe body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel Romethe leadership of the Roman Catholic Church Curia(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church professionthe body of people in a learned occupation top brassthe most important persons in a governing body executivepersons who administer the law bench, judiciarypersons who administer justice Ashcan School, Eighta group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life deconstructivisma school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction historical schoola school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms pointillisma school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France gownthe members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located varsitya British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University county councilthe elected governing body of a county corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic servicethe body of diplomatic personnel government officials, officialdompeople elected or appointed to administer a government frontier settlement, outposta settlement on the frontier of civilization Plantationa newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) proprietary colonya colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) managementthose in charge of running a business press corpsa group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics INC, Iraqi National Congressa heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government high command, supreme headquartersthe highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) grand jurya jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments hung jurya jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) petit jury, petty jurya jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings blue ribbon jury, special jurya jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues art nouveaua French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers lake poetsEnglish poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it secession, sezessionan Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s social group people sharing some social relation n the property of holding together and retaining its shape wool has more body than rayon Syn|Hypo|Hyper consistence, consistency, eubstance gaseousness having the consistency of a gas viscosity, viscousnessresistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) thicknessresistance to flow thinnessa consistency of low viscosity hardnessthe property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale softnessthe property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded breakablenessthe consistency of something that breaks under pressure unbreakablenessa consistency of something that does not break under pressure porosity, porousnessthe property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids solidity, solidnessthe consistency of a solid bubbliness, effervescence, frothinessthe property of giving off bubbles foaminessthe property of being foamy stickinessthe property of sticking to a surface sliminessa property resembling or being covered with slime cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidnessthe property of being cohesive and sticky gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousnessthe property of having a viscosity like jelly semifluiditya property midway between a solid and a liquid creaminess, soupinessthe property of having the thickness of heavy cream fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runninessthe property of flowing easily waterinessthe property of resembling the viscosity of water firmnessthe property of being unyielding to the touch compressibility, sponginess, squeezabilitythe property of being able to occupy less space incompressibilitythe property of being incompressible downiness, featheriness, fluffinessa light softness flabbiness, flaccidity, limpnessa flabby softness mushiness, pulpinessa mushy pulpy softness brittleness, crispiness, crispnessfirm but easily broken crumbliness, friabilityexcessive breakableness sponginessthe porosity of a sponge permeability, permeablenessthe property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) compactnessthe consistency of a compact solid impermeability, impermeablenessthe property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
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