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fleshn. 1. mankind 人类。 △Ham.3.1.63 (62):“That flesh isheir to;” i.e. That human beings are born to suffer.血肉之躯生来就要承受的。 2. meat (用做食物的)肉。 △2H.IV.5.3.19: “Whenflesh is cheap and females dear,”肉卖得便宜,娘儿们难得(双关:亲热)。 3. i. e. carnal pleasure 肉体享乐。 △1H.VI.1.1.41:“Name not religion,for thou lov’st the flesh,/Andne’er throughout the year to church thou go’st / Ex-cept it be to pray against thy foes.”别提宗教了,因为你爱的是肉体享乐,除非你要祈祷让你的仇人遭殃,你一年到头也不到教堂去的。 flesh and blood: ❶ mortal man 血肉之躯,凡人。 △Ham.1.5.21 : “But this eternal blazon must notbe/ To ears of flesh and blood.”但是这种永恒的秘密是不能向血肉的凡耳宣示的。 ❷i.e.human nature with its lim-itations and frailties,frail human nature,natural inclination 血肉之躯,(指)脆弱的人性,天性。 △Tw.5.1.35(32): “Put your grace in your pocket,sir,for thisonce,and let your flesh and blood obey it (= the illcounsel).”请殿下把你的慷慨的手放进你的口袋里去,就让你的血肉天性这一次听从我的话吧。 △Ado. 5.1.34: “I will beflesh and blood.”我情愿做血肉之躯的凡人。 ❸i.e. chil-dren 亲骨肉,(指)子女。 △Lr.3.4.149 (144):“Our fleshand blood,”i.e.Our children.我们的亲生骨肉。
fleshvt. 1. (of a sword) use for the first time in battle,coverwith blood,draw blood for the first time (刀剑)在作战中初次使用,以鲜血涂盖,第一次用(刀剑)使敌人流血。 △1H.VI.4.7.35:“How the young whelp of Talbot’sraging wood,/ Did flesh his puny sword inFrenchmen’s blood.”那塔尔博特的小狗崽子真是发了疯,竟拿法国人的血来试他那幼稚的剑锋。 △1H.IV.5.4.132(129): “Come,brother John,full bravely hast thoufleshed / Thy maiden sword.”i.e. You have behavedbravely in your first battle. 来,约翰弟弟,你初次用剑杀敌就非常勇敢。 2. initiate in bloodshed,initiate into fighting,initiate初步传授杀伤经验,初步传授战斗本领,使初步了解。 △Lr.2.2.49 (46):“Come,I’ll flesh ye,come on,young master.”i. e. Come,I shall give you your first experienceof bloodshed. 来,我教你利刃见红,来吧,少爷。 3. flesh one’s maiden sword,i.e. fight one’s first bat-tle 初试剑锋,初试身手。 △Tw. 4.1.43 (39): “you arewell fleshed.”你倒是大显身手了。 4. (lit.) train (hawks and hounds) on flesh,train(hawks and hounds) by the taste of flesh and blood;(fig.) initiate the ardour or rage (of a person) by aforetaste of success (本义)用肉训练(鹰及猎犬),使亲尝血肉滋味(以训练鹰及猎犬);(比喻)使先尝成功的滋味以启发(一个人)的热情或狂热。 △H.V.2.4.50:“The kindred of himhath been fleshed upon us:”他的亲族曾经拿我们的血肉做试验,初尝过胜利的滋味。 5. plung (the tooth) into flesh 用(牙)咬肉。 flesh one’s tooth on: bite into the flesh of 咬…的肉。 △2H.IV.4.5.130 (131): “the wild dog / Shall fleshhis tooth on every innocent.”那条野狗就要去咬每一个无辜的人。 flesh[fleʃ]n. (果)肉,肉色,肤色,肉欲,情欲,人性 ◇ after the flesh 世俗地,粗鄙地 all flesh 人类 one’s flesh and blood 亲属,亲骨肉 ‖ f lesh and blood 人类 flesh and fell 全身,完全地 flesh colour 肉色 flesh diversion 演员裸露身体表演的娱乐节目 flesh finish 肉面涂饰 flesh peddler 演员经纪人 flesh tights(杂技、舞蹈演员等穿的)肉色紧身衣 flesh tone 肉色色调 fleshings n. 肉色紧身衣 fleshy adj. 多肉的,肉的 flesh-wound n.轻伤 |