flesh

1. N-UNCOUNT Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin. 肉

...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon. …鱒魚和鮭魚粉白色的肉。

2. N-UNCOUNT You can use flesh to refer to human skin and the human body, especially when you are considering it in a sexual way. 肌膚; 肉體

...the warmth of her flesh. …她肌膚的溫暖。

3. N-UNCOUNT The flesh of a fruit or vegetable is the soft inside part of it. 果肉; 蔬菜的可食部分

Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones. 切下橄欖的果肉，扔掉果核。

4. PHRASE You use flesh and blood to emphasize that someone has human feelings or weaknesses, often when contrasting them with machines. 血肉之軀[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

I'm only flesh and blood, like anyone else. 我只是血肉之軀，跟其他人一樣。

5. PHRASE If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family. 親骨肉[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

The kid, after all, was his own flesh and blood. He deserved a second chance. 這個(gè)孩子畢竟是他的親骨肉，他應(yīng)該得到再一次機(jī)會(huì)。

6. PHRASE If something makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel disgusted, shocked or frightened. 使厭惡; 使心驚肉跳

It makes my flesh creep to think of it. 一想起它我就心驚肉跳。

7. 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. 本人

The first thing viewers usually say when they see me in the flesh is "You're smaller than you look on TV."

觀眾見到我本人時(shí)常說(shuō)的第一句話往往是“你比在電視上看上去矮小一些”。