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the flesh
指相对于精神的肉体。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足（精神愿意但肉体软弱）。
（人或动物的）肉；肌肉
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（人或动物的）肉；肌肉
the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足（精神愿意但肉体软弱）。
肌肉和脂肪等软组织
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
脊椎动物身体的软组织,主要由肌肉和脂肪构成
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
皮肤
The skin of a human or animal.
人类身体的别称
alternative names for the body of a human being
The knife cut deep into the flesh of the apple.
刀切进了苹果的果肉深处。
AI contextual example
His flesh was covered in goosebumps from the cold wind.
他的皮肤因寒风而起了鸡皮疙瘩。
AI contextual example
The lion tore at the flesh of its prey.
狮子撕扯着猎物的肉。
AI contextual example
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心灵愿意,肉体却软弱。
WordNet
指相对于精神的肉体。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足（精神愿意但肉体软弱）。
表示动物或植物的肉质部分。
The flesh of the apple is crisp and sweet.
苹果的果肉脆甜。
固定短语，意为亲自、本人。
I have never seen the celebrity in the flesh.
我从未亲眼见过那位名人。
Not this
I eat flesh every day.
Use this
I eat meat every day.
在表示作为食物的肉时，应用“meat”，而“flesh”通常指人或动物的身体组织（如肌肉和脂肪），不用于指食物。
Not this
I saw the actor in flesh.
Use this
I saw the actor in the flesh.
短语“in the flesh”是固定搭配，意为“亲自；本人”，必须包含定冠词“the”。漏掉冠词是常见的错误。
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血肉之躯；亲人
The hero is more than flesh and blood; he seems invincible.
这位英雄不止是血肉之躯；他似乎不可战胜。
亲自；本人
I finally saw my favorite singer in the flesh at the concert.
我终于在音乐会上亲眼见到了我最喜欢的歌手。
自己的亲骨肉
You cannot treat your own flesh and blood so cruelly.
你不能如此残忍地对待自己的亲骨肉。
合法但苛刻的要求；血债
He demanded his pound of flesh, refusing to forgive the debt.
他坚持要讨回他的血债，拒绝免除债务。
眼中钉；肉中刺
That persistent rival has been a thorn in my flesh for years.
那个顽固的对手多年来一直是我的眼中钉。
皮肉伤；轻伤
Fortunately, the bullet only caused a flesh wound.
幸运的是，子弹只造成了皮肉伤。
血肉之躯；亲人
It's hard to see your own flesh and blood suffer.
看到自己的亲人受苦很难受。
亲自；本人
I've seen him in the flesh only once.
我只见过他本人一次。
（政客等）握手致意
The candidate spent the day pressing the flesh at the fair.
候选人花了一整天在集市上与人握手致意。
心灵固然愿意，肉体却软弱了。
He planned to exercise every day, but his flesh was weak and he stayed in bed.
他计划每天锻炼，但他的肉体软弱，一直躺在床上。
不过是皮肉伤罢了。
After falling off his bike, he joked, 'It's only a flesh wound,' but the cut was deep.
从自行车上摔下来后，他开玩笑说：“不过是皮肉伤罢了”，但伤口其实很深。
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flesh（肉）和fresh（新鲜的）只差一个字母r，新鲜的肉就是flesh。
flesh 指动物肌肉脂肪时多用于解剖学、烹饪或宗教语境，中性；指人类肉体时常见于文学或哲学，略带书面语色彩；指果肉时中性，多用于园艺或食品描述。
作为'身体软组织'和'果肉'时通常不可数
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