|
Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
body
1 the body and its parts 2 the shape of the body 3 functions of the body 4 looking after your body 5 body movements animals' bodies ANIMAL
1 the body and its parts ※ the body as a whole - the whole physical form of a person or animal: body the human body - related to the body: physical (adverb physically) physical exercise ◎ in good physical condition ◎ physically exhausted - a dead body: body, corpse - the part of you that is not physical: spirit - the part of you that thinks and remembers: mind ※ more on mind and spirit MIND, SPIRIT ※ the outside of the body ※ head, hair and face HEAD, HAIR, FACE - hands and arms HAND/ARM - legs and feet LEG/FOOT - the sex organs SEX - the main part of your body, not including the head, arms and legs: body, trunk He had injuries to his head and body. - the part around the middle of your body: waist, (informal) middle - the right or left part of your body: side He is slightly paralysed on his left side. - the part of the side of your body above your legs and below your waist: hip to stand with your hands on your hips ◎ She fell and broke a hip. - the back part of the body, from the neck to the bottom: back - the part of your body on which you sit: bottom, (informal) behind, (more formal) buttocks (noun plural) - the front part of your body, below your chest and above your legs: stomach, (informal) tummy, (formal) abdomen; connected with the abdomen: (formal) abdominal - the small hollow in the middle of your stomach: navel, (informal) tummy button - the upper part of the front of your body: chest - one of two soft round parts of a woman's body that can produce milk: breast - a woman's breasts (especially when giving measurements): bust a 34-inch bust ※ flesh and bones - one of the hard parts inside the body of a person or an animal: bone - all the bones in your body form your skeleton - the natural outer covering of a human or animal body: skin (noun U) - a piece of flesh inside the body which is used to produce movement: muscle (noun C/U); adjective: muscular - the soft substance which is under the skin of animals and people: fat (noun U) - the soft part under the skin, including muscle and fat: flesh (noun U) ※ more on bones, skin and muscles BONE, SKIN, MUSCLE ※ inside the body ※ teeth TOOTH - the heart HEART - the sex organs SEX
2 the shape of the body - the size and shape of a person's body: physique, build a strong muscular physique ◎ Police are looking for a young man of slim build. - the shape of a woman's body: figure She's got a good figure. - the shape of the body around the waist: waistline I have to watch my waistline (= try not to get fat) ! - having too much flesh: fat - not having much flesh: thin ※ more on being fat or thin FAT/THIN/THICK - more than average height; not short: tall - less than average height; not tall: short ※ more on being tall or short HEIGHT - weighing a lot: heavy - not weighing a lot: light ※ more on how much a person weighs WEIGHT - having an unnatural shape: deformed; a deformed part of the body: deformity children born with severe deformities
3 functions of the body - a part of the inside of your body that has a particular kind of work to do: organ - an organ that makes chemical substances or that allows substances to be passed out of your body: gland The doctor examined my neck for swollen glands. - a chemical produced in your body that controls growth and development: hormone; adjective: hormonal - to change food in the stomach so that it can be used by the body: digest sth - the process of digesting food: digestion (noun U) - the parts of the body which work to digest the food you eat, for example your stomach, liver and kidneys: the digestive system ※ eating EAT - the stomach STOMACH - to take air into your lungs and let it out again: breathe - the parts of the body which are used for breathing: the respiratory system ※ more on breathing BREATHE - one of the long thin threads in your body that carry feelings (for example, pain) to and from the brain: nerve - your brain and all the nerves in your body: the nervous system ※ feeling FEEL - the red liquid that moves round your body: blood (noun U) - the movement of the blood around the body: circulation - the regular movement of the heart or the sound it makes: heartbeat - the regular beat that you can feel, for example in your wrist, as your blood moves through your body: pulse The doctor took my pulse. ※ more on blood BLOOD - the liquid that comes out of your skin when you are hot, ill or afraid: sweat (noun U), (formal) perspiration; verbs: sweat, (formal) perspire Sweat was pouring off him. - the waste water that you pass out of your body when you go to the toilet: urine (noun U), (informal) pee (noun U); to pass waste water from the body: (informal) pee, (informal) have a pee, (formal) urinate - the solid waste matter that is passed from the body through the anus: faeces (noun U), (formal) excrement (noun U) - to get rid of waste material or water from the body: go* to the toilet, (more informal) go* to the loo I need to go to the loo. - to send out wind (air that is formed in the stomach) from the anus: break* wind, (informal) fart ※ using the toilet TOILET - the parts of the body which are used for producing babies or young animals: the reproductive system ※ sex and reproduction SEX
4 looking after your body - the condition of your body: health (noun U) She's been in poor health ever since she had the baby. - in good physical health: healthy; opposite: unhealthy an unhealthy lifestyle (= a way of life which prevents you being healthy) - physically strong and active: fit, in good shape; opposite: unfit You need to be extremely fit to take part in competitive sport. - having a fit, strong and health body: athletic She's very athletic. ◎ an athletic body/figure - the state of being physically fit: fitness (noun U) Skiers need a high level of physical fitness. - things which are good to do to keep your body clean and healthy: hygiene (noun U); adjective: hygienic personal hygiene ※ keeping the body clean WASH - not being in good health ILLNESS - being strong or weak STRONG/WEAK - using your body in a way that will make you more healthy: exercise (noun U); verb: exercise You should take more exercise - why don't you walk to work? ◎ Eat sensibly and exercise regularly. - rubbing or pressing sb's body in order to reduce pain or stiffness: massage (noun C/U) ※ taking exercise EXERCISE
5 body movements - to make short quick movements which you cannot control, because of being afraid, cold, etc: shake, shiver, tremble; a shaking movement: shiver trembling with excitement ◎ shivering with cold - to make a sudden quick and uncontrollable movement: twitch; noun: twitch The animal twitched and then lay still. - to make a sudden movement because of surprise, fear or excitement: jump Oh, it's you - you made me jump! ※ the movements of muscles MUSCLE
|
|
▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
Related search result for "body"
|
|