Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #5143
Corpse
尸体
the dead body of a human being
- 1.
A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
尸体,尤指人的尸体(区别于动物)。
- 2.
the dead body of a human being
尸体；死尸
- 3.
The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.
任何有肉动物的尸体；脊椎动物的尸体；兽尸。
尸体,尤指人的尸体(区别于动物)。；尸体；死尸；任何有肉动物的尸体；脊椎动物的尸体；兽尸。；尸体；[医] 尸体
In use
The detective examined the corpse before the ambulance arrived.
They found a corpse in the abandoned warehouse.
The police identified the corpse as a missing man.
the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
a/an + corpse
不定冠词a/an用于泛指一具尸体。
The police found a corpse in the river.
警察在河里发现了一具尸体。
the corpse of + noun
表示某人的尸体，后接名词。
The corpse of the victim was identified.
受害者的尸体被确认了。
the corpse + be + adjective/past participle
Connections
Collocations
- dead corpse
- 死尸
- The police found a dead corpse in the river.警察在河里发现了一具死尸。
- decaying corpse
- 腐烂的尸体
- The smell of the decaying corpse was unbearable.腐烂尸体的气味难以忍受。
- discover a corpse
- 发现尸体
- The hikers discovered a corpse in the woods.徒步者在树林里发现了一具尸体。
- identify the corpse
- 辨认尸体
- The family came to identify the corpse.家属来辨认尸体。
- bury the corpse
- 埋葬尸体
- They buried the corpse in the cemetery.他们把尸体埋在公墓里。
- examine the corpse
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆：corpse = corp（公司）+ se（死），公司死了只剩尸体。
Context & Register
常见场景：医疗、法律、文学、新闻报道 通常用于正式或中性语境，如医疗、法律或文学描述，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English words rhyme perfectly with 'corpse'. Note that 'corps', though similar in spelling, is pronounced /kɔr/ without the /ps/ ending. Words like 'horse', 'course', 'force' have similar vowel sounds but lack the /p/ before /rs/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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