body

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

bod‧y S1 W1 /ˈbɒdi $ ˈbɑːdi/ BrE AmE noun (plural bodies)
[Language: Old English; Origin: bodig]

1. PEOPLE/ANIMALS [countable] the physical structure of a person or animal:
the human body
My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.
body weight/temperature/size
Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.
For their body size, these birds lay very small eggs.
He needs to overcome a negative body image (=what you think about your own body).
2. DEAD PERSON [countable] the dead body of a person:
A dog found the body of a girl in the woods.
3. GROUP [countable] a group of people who work together to do a particular job or who are together for a particular purpose:
The British Medical Association is the doctors’ professional body.
body of
There were reports of a large body of armed men near the border.
Kaplan served on the governing body of the museum (=the group who control the museum).
The student body (=all the students in a school or college) numbers 5,000.
The research will be used by government departments and other public bodies (=groups whose work is connected to the government).
in a body (=as a group, together)
The women moved towards the building in a body.
4. body of something
a) a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
body of knowledge/evidence/opinion etc
There is now a considerable body of knowledge of the different stages of childhood.
There is a growing body of evidence that charges are too high.
b) the main, central, or most important part of something:
The arguments are explained in the body of the text.
Leave three blank lines between the date and the body of the letter.
5. body of water a large area of water such as a lake:
The city was built near a large body of water.
6. MIDDLE PART [countable] the central part of a person or animal’s body, not including the head, arms, legs, or wings:
Nick had bruises on his face and body.
The bird has a small body and long wings.
7. VEHICLE [countable] the main structure of a vehicle not including the engine, wheels etc:
Workers at the factory are making steel bodies for cars.
8. OBJECT [countable] technical an object that is separate from other objects:
Keep the caps on the bottles to prevent foreign bodies entering them (=objects that should not be there). ⇨ heavenly body at ↑heavenly(3)
9. HAIR [uncountable] if your hair has body, it is thick and healthy:
This shampoo will give more body to your hair.
10. TASTE [uncountable] if food or an alcoholic drink has body, it has a strong ↑flavour (=taste):
A small amount of tomato paste will give extra colour and body to the sauce.
11. full/medium/light-bodied used to describe how much taste an alcoholic drink has, with a full bodied drink having the strongest taste:
a full bodied wine
12. long/thick etc -bodied having a long, thick etc body:
a slim bodied orange-gold fish ⇨ ↑able-bodied
13. keep body and soul together to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc:
He’s working at the shop to keep body and soul together.
14. body and soul
a) completely:
She threw herself body and soul into her work.
b) the whole of a person:
They think they own the employees, body and soul.
15. INSTRUMENT [countable] the wide part of a musical instrument such as a ↑violin or ↑guitar, or of a sports ↑racket (=bat):
The guitar is 16 inches wide across the body.
16. CLOTHING [countable] British English a type of tight-fitting shirt worn by women that fastens between their legs SYN body suit American English
⇨ over my dead body at ↑dead¹(11)
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ the human body There are billions of cells in an adult human body.
▪ the female/male body his drawings of the female body
▪ the upper/lower body Slowly raise your upper body into a sitting position.
▪ sb’s whole body Her whole body froze with fear.
body + NOUN
▪ body weight You have exactly the right body weight for your height.
▪ body temperature Exercise will raise your body temperature.
▪ body size/shape differences in body size and shape
▪ body fluids Replace your body fluids by drinking lots of water.
▪ body fat Males have less body fat than females.
▪ body language (=the movements and expressions that show what you feel) Nervousness is usually clearly expressed in body language.
▪ body image (=what you think you look like) People tend to have their own body image fixed in their minds.
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THESAURUS
▪ body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body: Many women are not happy with their bodies. | His clothes emphasized his strong body.
▪ figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive: She has a really nice figure. | Freya had an enviably slim figure.
▪ build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases: Police described the man as tall and of medium build. | He was of heavy build. | She has a very slight build.
▪ physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive: He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. | Ben has a very athletic physique.
a dead body
▪ body noun [countable] the dead body of a person: Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff. | Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
▪ corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person: Pathologists examined the corpse.
▪ carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal: a whale carcass | The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
▪ remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago: Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

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Everyone has a body.

◎	['bɔdi]
※	danh từ
	■	cơ thể của người hoặc động vật; thân thể; thể xác
		☆	sound in mind and body
			lành mạnh cả tâm hồn lẫn thể xác
		☆	children's bodies grow steadily
			cơ thể của trẻ con phát triển đều đặn
	■	xác chết; thi thể
		☆	to find a body in the warehouse
			phát hiện một xác chết trong nhà kho
		☆	his body will be brought back to his native country for burial
			thi hài ông ta sẽ được đưa về quê hương để chôn cất
	■	phần chính yếu của cơ thể con người (không kể đầu và tứ chi); thân mình; người
		☆	he has a strong body, but is very chicken-hearted
			hắn có thân người to khoẻ, nhưng nhát gan lắm
		☆	the fireman was seriously injured on the face and body
			anh lính chữa cháy bị thương nặng ở mặt và người
	■	phần chính yếu; thân (máy, xe, tàu...)
		☆	the body of a plane, ship
			thân máy bay/tàu thủy
		☆	the body of a palace
			gian chính của cung điện
		☆	the main body of the book deals with the latest features of that application software
			phần cốt lõi của quyển sách bàn về những tính năng mới nhất của phần mềm ứng dụng ấy
	■	nhóm; đoàn; đội; ban; hội đồng
		☆	a legislative body
			hội đồng lập pháp
		☆	a body of parachuters
			một toán lính nhảy dù
		☆	a body of cavalry
			đội kỵ binh
		☆	an examining body
			ban chấm thi
		☆	a government body is present in this city
			một phái đoàn chính phủ đang có mặt ở thành phố này
	■	khối; số lượng lớn
		☆	to have a large body of evidence to prove one's statements
			có nhiều chứng cứ để chứng minh những lời phát biểu của mình
		☆	large bodies of water
			những khối nước mênh mông
	■	con người; người
		☆	a nice body
			(thông tục) một người tốt
	■	vật thể
		☆	to get a foreign body in the left ear
			bị dị vật vào tai trái
		☆	heavenly bodies
			thiên thể
	■	hương vị (của rượu)
		☆	a wine with plenty of body
			rượu đậm đà hương vị
	〆	body and soul
		✓	hết lòng hết dạ
			☆	to love somebody body and soul
				yêu ai hết mình, một mực thương yêu ai
			☆	to fight body and soul for one's country
				một lòng một dạ chiến đấu vì tổ quốc. chiến đấu hết mình vì tổ quốc
	〆	to keep body and soul together
		✓	sống sót; sống cầm chừng; sống qua ngày
			☆	he scarcely has enough money to keep body and soul together
				ông ta mày ra chỉ đủ tiền để sống qua ngày thôi
	〆	over my dead body
		✓	xem dead
	〆	in a body
		✓	tất cả cùng nhau
			☆	the students marched in a body to the police station
				tất cả các sinh viên kéo nhau đến bót cảnh sát
※	ngoại động từ
	■	tạo nên một hình thể cho (cái gì)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soundbox, consistency, consistence, eubstance, torso, trunk, dead body, organic structure, physical structure, personify