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词汇 flesh and blood
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Definition of flesh and blood in English:

flesh and blood

noun flɛʃ (ə)n(d) ˈblʌd
mass noun
  • Used to emphasize that a person is a physical, living being with human emotions or frailties, often in contrast to something abstract, spiritual, or mechanical.

    肉体,血肉之躯;活生生的人(强调人有感情或弱点,与抽象、精神或机械事物相对)

    the customer is flesh and blood, not just a sales statistic

    顾客是活生生的人,不仅是个销售数字。

    as modifier he seemed more like a creature from a dream than a flesh-and-blood father

    与其说他是活生生的父亲,倒不如说他是个梦想中的人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The phone is just a piece of metal, and my brother is flesh and blood.
    • But this eternal suffering cannot be revealed to mortal ears of living flesh and blood.
    • In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
    • Sini explains that just because one is of nobility does not mean they are not mortal, flesh and blood, like everybody else.
    • But we looked again and saw that here was no phantom drinker but a man of flesh and blood.
    • The technology is coming, he believes, and those who choose to remain flesh and blood will be left behind.
    • It evokes a sense of wonder: is this man flesh and blood, like the rest of us?
    • The tracks of dirt left by your feet now lie in a realm much greater than any human of flesh and blood, including you.
    • Fortunately, the Australian people know their leaders are just flesh and blood and not a species without sin.
    • Rembrandt painted his women the way, I suppose, they really are: flesh and blood.

Phrases

  • one's (own) flesh and blood

    • A near relative or one's close family.

      近亲,嫡亲;亲人,亲骨肉

      he felt as much for that girl as if she had been his own flesh and blood

      他同情那女孩,就好像她是他的亲骨肉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And he said, I'm doing it because this is my flesh and blood, this is my baby.
      • When you lose one of your own, when you lose your flesh and blood in that way, it changes you.
      • If you manage to satisfy the harshest critics of all, your flesh and blood, the average consumer is easy.
      • Don't get me wrong, I'm her flesh and blood, but she was a very young, hip mother and she wanted to stay as hip and young as possible.
      • She has to be, she's your flesh and blood, right?
      • Is that what you desire for your flesh and blood?
      • She was your flesh and blood and cared more about you than anything in this world.
      • They are our flesh and blood, our sons and daughters and we cherish them for that.
      • Her own family, her flesh and blood had talked back to her and Vikki had even taken Amy's side in the argument.
      • Because, as Viola says, ‘friends come and go, but family is forever… you don't have to like your kinfolk, but accept them - faults and all - because they're your flesh and blood.’
      Synonyms
      family, relative(s), relation(s), blood relation(s), family member(s), kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kinswomen, kindred, connection(s)
      informal folks, nearest and dearest
      dated people

Definition of flesh and blood in US English:

flesh and blood

noun
  • Used to emphasize that a person is a physical, living being with human emotions or frailties, often in contrast to something abstract, spiritual, or mechanical.

    肉体,血肉之躯;活生生的人(强调人有感情或弱点,与抽象、精神或机械事物相对)

    the customer is flesh and blood, not just a sales statistic

    顾客是活生生的人,不仅是个销售数字。

    as modifier he seemed more like a creature from a dream than a flesh-and-blood father

    与其说他是活生生的父亲,倒不如说他是个梦想中的人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fortunately, the Australian people know their leaders are just flesh and blood and not a species without sin.
    • It evokes a sense of wonder: is this man flesh and blood, like the rest of us?
    • The technology is coming, he believes, and those who choose to remain flesh and blood will be left behind.
    • But we looked again and saw that here was no phantom drinker but a man of flesh and blood.
    • The tracks of dirt left by your feet now lie in a realm much greater than any human of flesh and blood, including you.
    • In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
    • Rembrandt painted his women the way, I suppose, they really are: flesh and blood.
    • But this eternal suffering cannot be revealed to mortal ears of living flesh and blood.
    • The phone is just a piece of metal, and my brother is flesh and blood.
    • Sini explains that just because one is of nobility does not mean they are not mortal, flesh and blood, like everybody else.

Phrases

  • one's (own) flesh and blood

    • A near relative or one's close family.

      近亲,嫡亲;亲人,亲骨肉

      he felt as much for that girl as if she had been his own flesh and blood

      他同情那女孩,就好像她是他的亲骨肉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Is that what you desire for your flesh and blood?
      • If you manage to satisfy the harshest critics of all, your flesh and blood, the average consumer is easy.
      • Don't get me wrong, I'm her flesh and blood, but she was a very young, hip mother and she wanted to stay as hip and young as possible.
      • Because, as Viola says, ‘friends come and go, but family is forever… you don't have to like your kinfolk, but accept them - faults and all - because they're your flesh and blood.’
      • Her own family, her flesh and blood had talked back to her and Vikki had even taken Amy's side in the argument.
      • She was your flesh and blood and cared more about you than anything in this world.
      • And he said, I'm doing it because this is my flesh and blood, this is my baby.
      • She has to be, she's your flesh and blood, right?
      • They are our flesh and blood, our sons and daughters and we cherish them for that.
      • When you lose one of your own, when you lose your flesh and blood in that way, it changes you.
      Synonyms
      family, relative, relatives, relation, relations, blood relation, blood relations, family member, family members, kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kinswomen, kindred, connection, connections
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