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connected with a person’s body rather than their mind 身体的；肉体的；躯体的 physical activity/fitness 体育活动/健身 All subjects undergo a physical examination. 所有受试者都要接受体检。 physical appearance 外貌 physical disabilities/injuries 身体残疾/受伤 The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health. 痛苦的经历损害了她的身心健康。 He tends to avoid all physical contact. 他倾向于避免一切身体接触。 The centre offers activities for everyone, whatever your age or physical condition. 该中心为每个人提供活动，无论你的年龄或身体状况如何。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2, Working lifea2the threat of physical violence 身体暴力的威胁 The problem is purely physical, not mental. 这个问题纯粹是身体方面的，而不是心理上的。 The shock of the darkness was almost physical. 黑暗的冲击几乎如同一种有形的存在。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
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- purely
- almost
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connected with things that actually exist or are present and can be seen, felt, etc. rather than things that only exist in a person’s mind 客观存在的；现实的；物质的；有形的 the physical world 物质世界 the quality of the physical environment 物理环境的质量 the physical properties (= the colour, weight, shape, etc.) of copper 铜的物理性质 She was intimidated by his physical presence. 她被他的外表吓住了。 Is there any physical evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed? 有没有任何物证表明有人犯罪？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- purely
- almost
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according to the laws of nature 根据自然规律的；符合自然法则的 - [only before noun]
connected with the scientific study of forces such as heat, light, sound, etc. and how they affect objects 物理学的 physical laws 物理定律 physical science/chemistry 物理科学/化学
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involving a lot of physical contact or activity 激烈的： 涉及大量的身体接触或活动Rugby is a very physical sport. 橄榄球是一项非常体力的运动。 It was a very physical match. 这是一场非常激烈的比赛。
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involving sex 性欲的；肉欲的 physical love 性爱 They are having a physical relationship. 他们有着性关系。 Their relationship was purely physical. 他们之间纯粹是性关系。 There was a physical attraction between us. 我们之间有一种身体上的吸引力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- purely
- almost
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(of a person 人 liking to touch other people a lot 爱触摸他人的；爱动手动脚的 - (informal)
violent (used to avoid saying this in a direct way) 使用武力的；粗暴的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- purely
- almost
the body身体
real things实物
nature/science自然；科学
sports/activities
sex性
person人
violent暴力
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to medicine’): from medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica ‘things relating to nature’, from Greek phusikē (epistēmē) ‘(knowledge) of nature’. Sense 2 dates from the late 16th cent. and sense 1 from the late 18th cent.