(1) 身(肉)体 (whole physical structure of a human being or an animal as opposed to the mind or soul) [C]：develop one's～锻炼身体;have a strong healthy～有强健的体魄;～clock/language/heat/odour/cells生物钟/身体语言/体热/体臭/人体细胞;His whole～felt as if it were on fire. 他觉得全身火烧火燎的。〖反〗soul，spirit，mind;

(2) 躯体(干)(main part of a human body excluding the head， arms and legs)[C]：He has a strong～， but rather thin legs.他的躯体很粗壮，但两腿很瘦。His～was badly burned but his face was unhurt. 他的身躯严重烧伤，但脸没有伤着。respond with slow movements of one's arms， legs and～四肢和身体的反应迟缓;～stocking女用连裤袜;〖同〗trunk;

(3) 尸体(dead body)[C]：Several～ies were washed ashore from the wreck. 失事船只上的好几具尸体冲到了岸边。The battlefield was covered with～ies.战场上尸横遍地。bring sb's～back for burial 把某人的尸体运回来埋葬;bury sb's～掩埋某人的尸体;

(4) 主体(main part of anything)[C， the～](用于短语the ～of中)：the～of a plane/a ship/a car 机身/船体/车身;the～of a theatre/a concert hall 剧院/音乐厅的大厅(观/听众席);the～of a book/a letter 书/信的正文;the great～of literature浩瀚的文献资料;

(5) 团(群)体(organized group of people considered to be working or acting as one)[C， Gp]：a legislative/elected/corporate～立宪委员会/经选举而组成的机构/法人;a government/professional～一个政府/专业团体;the student～of a university 一所大学的学生们;The school/college governing～meet(s) once a term.学校/学院行政部门一个学期开一次会。 local voluntary～ies当地的自愿者团体;a～of troops/supporters/people一支集团军/一群支持者/一群人; 〖同〗group;

(6) 大量(large amount of sth; collection of related things)[C][N(of)]：a large (huge)～of facts/information/evidence/support 大量的事实/信息/证据/支持;large～ies of water大片的水域; 〖同〗quantity，mass;

(7) 物体( piece of matter; object)[C]：heavenly/celestial～ies天体(如：星星、月亮等);a falling～落体;a foreign～in one's eyes 眼中异物;〖同〗object;

(8) 浓郁的气味(quality of being strong， esp of wine)[U]：a wine with plenty of/fine～醇酒;This wine has good/very little～.这酒味醇/索然无味。This shampoo will give your hair some～.这种洗发水会使你的头发有股幽香。

(9) 人(尤女人)(person， usu woman)[C] (infml)：She is a dear old/cheerful old/quiet sort of～. 她是一位可爱的老人/快活的老人/安祥的人。the oddest things a～ever saw一个人闻所未闻的怪事;

body and soul 全心全意：love sb/fight for sth～and soul全身心地爱/为……而斗争;

keep body and soul together 维持生存：hardly eat enough/earn enough/have enough money to keep～and soul together 吃的东西/赚的钱/有的钱几乎不够维持生存;

in a body 全体：resign/arrive/march in a～一起辞职/到达/迈进;

→′bodyguard n 保镖;′bodywork n 车身(外壳);′bodily adj 人(肉)体的;adv 全部(体)，整个;′body-building n 健身;′body-snatcher n 盗尸者;

【注意】不可说：My body is healthy.而应说：I am healthy.(我身体健康)。一般不说(画像除外)：She has a lovely body.而应说：She has a lovely figure. (她形体很美。)