1 [C] the whole physical form of a person or animal 身体；躯体: the human body 人体

2 [C] the part of a person that is not his/her legs, arms or head 躯干；胴体: She had injuries to her head and body. 她的头部跟身躯都受了伤。

3 [C] a dead person 尸首；尸体: The police have found a body in the canal. 警方在运河里发现一具尸体。

4 [C] [with.sop] a group of people who work or act together, especially in an official way 一群人（尤指为公务而共事的）；团体: The governing body of the college meets/meet once a month. 学院的管理机构每月开会一次。

5 [sing] the main part of sth 主体: We agree with the body of the report, although not with certain details. 我们赞成报告的主要方面，虽然对某些细节有不同看法。

6 [C] (formal 正式) an object 物体: The doctor removed a foreign body from the child's ear. 医生从孩子的耳朵里取出异物。