bodies

[ˈbɔdiz]
  • 释义

  • 身体( body的名词复数 );尸体;团体;物体;

  • 词义辨析
  • body, corpse, remains
  • 这三个词共同的意思是“尸体”“遗体”。它们的区别在于:
    1.body和corpse可用于人也可用于动物; 而remains一般只用于人。在表示“身体”“躯体”“主干”等意思时,只能用body,不能用corpse和remains。例如:
    The fighters buried the bodies after a battle.在一场战斗之后,战士们掩埋了尸体。
    Mary's treasured little dog died yesterday. She buried its body to bear deep grieves.昨天玛丽心爱的小狗死了,她怀着深切的悲痛埋了它。
    The hunter found a corpse in the valley.猎人在山谷里发现了一具动物的尸体。
    She was laying out a corpse.她正为尸体做入殓安葬准备。
    2.在表示“行尸走肉”这一意思时,只能用corpse,不能用body和remains。例如:
    He is a living corpse.他如同行尸走肉。
    3.remains是书面语,比较庄重。
  • in a body, in body
  • 这两个短语意思不同:in a body指全体, in body指亲自。比较一下以下两个句子:
    The staff resigned in a body.
    工作人员集体辞职。
    He went to see me in body.
    他亲自来看我。
  • body, figure
  • 这两个词意思不同:body指体格, figure指体形。比较一下以下两个句子:
    He has a good body.
    他体格强壮。
    He has a good figure.
    他有个漂亮的体形。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.

    但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。

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  • 2、

    They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area.

    他们说尸体是在叛军重新占领这个地区时发现的。

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  • 3、

    More bodies have been dug up at the site.

    在那个地点又挖掘出几具尸体。

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  • 4、

    Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble.

    成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。

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  • 5、

    We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.

    我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。

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  • 6、

    Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies.

    她从人流中慢慢地挤了回来。

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  • 7、

    Two more bodies were found nearby after the shooting.

    枪击事件后附近又发现了两具尸体。

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  • 8、

    Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.

    女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。

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  • 9、

    The bodies of four people were found riddled with bullets.

    4具尸体被发现时布满了枪眼。

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  • 10、

    By the end, bodies were strewn all round the headquarters building.

    最终，总部大楼四周遍布着死尸。

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  • 11、

    When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up.

    人一紧张，身体就会变僵硬。

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  • 12、

    The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed.

    埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。

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  • 13、

    I like the otherness of men's minds and bodies.

    我喜欢男人与我在思想和身体上的相异性。

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  • 14、

    She described a nightmarish scene of dead bodies lying in the streets.

    她描述了尸横街头、令人毛骨悚然的一幕。

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  • 15、

    We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air.

    我们横七竖八地挤作一团躺在那里，大口喘着气。

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