Tra từ body - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 the body and its parts
2 the shape of the body
3 functions of the body
4 looking after your body
5 body movements
animals' bodies ANIMAL

1 the body and its parts
※ the body as a whole
- the whole physical form of a person or animal: body
the human body
- related to the body: physical (adverb physically)
physical exercise ◎ in good physical condition ◎ physically exhausted
- a dead body: body, corpse
- the part of you that is not physical: spirit
- the part of you that thinks and remembers: mind
※ more on mind and spirit MIND, SPIRIT
※ the outside of the body
※ head, hair and face HEAD, HAIR, FACE
- hands and arms HAND/ARM
- legs and feet LEG/FOOT
- the sex organs SEX
- the main part of your body, not including the head, arms and legs: body, trunk
He had injuries to his head and body.
- the part around the middle of your body: waist, (informal) middle
- the right or left part of your body: side
He is slightly paralysed on his left side.
- the part of the side of your body above your legs and below your waist: hip
to stand with your hands on your hips ◎ She fell and broke a hip.
- the back part of the body, from the neck to the bottom: back
- the part of your body on which you sit: bottom, (informal) behind, (more formal) buttocks (noun plural)
- the front part of your body, below your chest and above your legs: stomach, (informal) tummy, (formal) abdomen; connected with the abdomen: (formal) abdominal
- the small hollow in the middle of your stomach: navel, (informal) tummy button
- the upper part of the front of your body: chest
- one of two soft round parts of a woman's body that can produce milk: breast
- a woman's breasts (especially when giving measurements): bust
a 34-inch bust
※ flesh and bones
- one of the hard parts inside the body of a person or an animal: bone
- all the bones in your body form your skeleton
- the natural outer covering of a human or animal body: skin (noun U)
- a piece of flesh inside the body which is used to produce movement: muscle (noun C/U); adjective: muscular
- the soft substance which is under the skin of animals and people: fat (noun U)
- the soft part under the skin, including muscle and fat: flesh (noun U)
※ more on bones, skin and muscles BONE, SKIN, MUSCLE
※ inside the body
※ teeth TOOTH
- the heart HEART
- the sex organs SEX

2 the shape of the body
- the size and shape of a person's body: physique, build
a strong muscular physique ◎ Police are looking for a young man of slim build.
- the shape of a woman's body: figure
She's got a good figure.
- the shape of the body around the waist: waistline
I have to watch my waistline (= try not to get fat) !
- having too much flesh: fat
- not having much flesh: thin
※ more on being fat or thin FAT/THIN/THICK
- more than average height; not short: tall
- less than average height; not tall: short
※ more on being tall or short HEIGHT
- weighing a lot: heavy
- not weighing a lot: light
※ more on how much a person weighs WEIGHT
- having an unnatural shape: deformed; a deformed part of the body: deformity
children born with severe deformities

3 functions of the body
- a part of the inside of your body that has a particular kind of work to do: organ
- an organ that makes chemical substances or that allows substances to be passed out of your body: gland
The doctor examined my neck for swollen glands.
- a chemical produced in your body that controls growth and development: hormone; adjective: hormonal
- to change food in the stomach so that it can be used by the body: digest sth
- the process of digesting food: digestion (noun U)
- the parts of the body which work to digest the food you eat, for example your stomach, liver and kidneys: the digestive system
※ eating EAT
- the stomach STOMACH
- to take air into your lungs and let it out again: breathe
- the parts of the body which are used for breathing: the respiratory system
※ more on breathing BREATHE
- one of the long thin threads in your body that carry feelings (for example, pain) to and from the brain: nerve
- your brain and all the nerves in your body: the nervous system
※ feeling FEEL
- the red liquid that moves round your body: blood (noun U)
- the movement of the blood around the body: circulation
- the regular movement of the heart or the sound it makes: heartbeat
- the regular beat that you can feel, for example in your wrist, as your blood moves through your body: pulse
The doctor took my pulse.
※ more on blood BLOOD
- the liquid that comes out of your skin when you are hot, ill or afraid: sweat (noun U), (formal) perspiration; verbs: sweat, (formal) perspire
Sweat was pouring off him.
- the waste water that you pass out of your body when you go to the toilet: urine (noun U), (informal) pee (noun U); to pass waste water from the body: (informal) pee, (informal) have a pee, (formal) urinate
- the solid waste matter that is passed from the body through the anus: faeces (noun U), (formal) excrement (noun U)
- to get rid of waste material or water from the body: go* to the toilet, (more informal) go* to the loo
I need to go to the loo.
- to send out wind (air that is formed in the stomach) from the anus: break* wind, (informal) fart
※ using the toilet TOILET
- the parts of the body which are used for producing babies or young animals: the reproductive system
※ sex and reproduction SEX

4 looking after your body
- the condition of your body: health (noun U)
She's been in poor health ever since she had the baby.
- in good physical health: healthy; opposite: unhealthy
an unhealthy lifestyle (= a way of life which prevents you being healthy)
- physically strong and active: fit, in good shape; opposite: unfit
You need to be extremely fit to take part in competitive sport.
- having a fit, strong and health body: athletic
She's very athletic. ◎ an athletic body/figure
- the state of being physically fit: fitness (noun U)
Skiers need a high level of physical fitness.
- things which are good to do to keep your body clean and healthy: hygiene (noun U); adjective: hygienic
personal hygiene
※ keeping the body clean WASH
- not being in good health ILLNESS
- being strong or weak STRONG/WEAK
- using your body in a way that will make you more healthy: exercise (noun U); verb: exercise
You should take more exercise - why don't you walk to work? ◎ Eat sensibly and exercise regularly.
- rubbing or pressing sb's body in order to reduce pain or stiffness: massage (noun C/U)
※ taking exercise EXERCISE

5 body movements
- to make short quick movements which you cannot control, because of being afraid, cold, etc: shake, shiver, tremble; a shaking movement: shiver
trembling with excitement ◎ shivering with cold
- to make a sudden quick and uncontrollable movement: twitch; noun: twitch
The animal twitched and then lay still.
- to make a sudden movement because of surprise, fear or excitement: jump
Oh, it's you - you made me jump!
※ the movements of muscles MUSCLE