flesh /flɛʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( fleshing, fleshed, fleshes )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  ...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon.

  …鳟鱼和鲑鱼粉白色的肉。

• 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. 肌肤; 肉体

  例：

  ...the warmth of her flesh.

  …她肌肤的温暖。

• 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

  例：

  Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones.

  切下橄榄的果肉，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. 血肉之躯 [强调]

  例：

  I'm only flesh and blood, like anyone else.

  我只是血肉之躯，跟其他人一样。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family. 亲骨肉 [强调]

  例：

  The kid, after all, was his own flesh and blood. He deserved a second chance.

  这个孩子毕竟是他的亲骨肉，他应该得到再一次机会。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If something makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel disgusted, shocked or frightened. 使厌恶; 使心惊肉跳

  例：

  It makes my flesh creep to think of it.

  一想起它我就心惊肉跳。

• 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

  例：

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

  观众见到我本人时常说的第一句话往往是“你比在电视上看上去矮小一些”。