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肉体 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • physical adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.

Senses

肉体 is used for these senses in English:

  • body (countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
  • physical Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]
  • physical Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily. [from 18th c.]

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

physical — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.
  2. adj Relating to the material world, or to physics and the laws of nature, rather than to ideas or the mind.
  3. adj Involving bodily contact or force; rough or aggressive in a sporting or confrontational sense.
  4. adj Existing as a real, tangible object rather than in digital form.
  5. noun A medical check-up covering the whole body.

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