1. U 肉　 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that covers the bones and lies under the skin
2. U 果肉　the soft part of a fruit or vegetable, which can be eaten
3. S 肉体　the physical human body as opposed to the mind or soul

　eat ～　吃肉
　eat one's own ～　偷懒，好吃懒做
　gain〔get, make, put on〕 ～　长肉，发胖
　lose ～　变瘦，消瘦
　pick up ～　长胖
　reduce one's ～　减肥
　waste one's ～　消瘦
　own ～ and blood　亲骨肉
　plump ～　丰满的肉体
　～ tights　肉色紧身衣
　after the ～　世俗的，粗鄙的
　in ～　肥胖的
　in the ～　活生生的，本人，亲自，以肉体形式
　a great deal of ～　许多肉
　the ～ of a nut〔peach〕　胡桃〔桃子〕果肉
　the ～ of an apple　苹果的果肉部分
　the ～ of animals　动物肉

　A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.　胖人较瘦人肉多。
　The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.　桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
　His life was devoted to the pleasure of the flesh.　他一生贪图肉体上的舒适享受。
　The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.　心有余而力不足。

 ♣ in the flesh
　活生生的，本人，亲自　in physically body form; in person
　I have seen her on television, but never in the flesh.　我在电视上见到过她，但从未见到过她本人。
　I saw him very much in the flesh only half an hour ago.　我在半小时以前还看见他活生生的。

 ♣ flesh, meat
　这两个词都有“肉”的意思。在指果肉，即水果、蔬菜的可食用部分时可互换。另外， flesh指人或动物身体的肌肉组织，是相对“皮，骨”而言的；meat是肉类总称，指食用的动物肉。

　［词源］古英语flæsc（肉）