Sunday, January 17, 2010

Body Related English Words (1)


Appendix:  
(a) small organ leading off the bowel 
(b) something added at the end of a book 
Arm: 
(a) upper limb 
(b) something shaped like this (c) part of a garment that covers the arm (d) part or division of the armed forces (e) arm and a leg – high price (f) arm in arm (of two people – with arms joined) (g) keep someone at arm's length – avoid being friendly with someone (h) with open arms – gladly and eagerly (i) supply with weapons 
Artery: 
(a) tube that carries blood from the heart to the rest of your body 
(b) main road, passage, etc.
 
Back: 
(a) the part of one's body opposite the chest, from the neck to the bottom of the spine 
(b) the part furthest from the direction that something moves in or faces (c) the less important side of something (d) the part of a chair that one leans against (e) the end of a book or newspaper (f) back to back – with the back facing each other (g) be glad to see the back of someone – be glad when someone goes away (h) behind someone's back – without their knowledge (i) be flat on one's back – be helpless because of illness etc. (j) get off someone's back – stop annoying someone (k) have / with one's back to the wall – (be) in the greatest difficulties (l) turn one's back on someone – leave someone (esp. when one should stay) (m) in or into an earlier place (n) towards the back (o) away from the speaker (p) in reply (q) in an earlier time (r) back and forth – in one direction then in the opposite direction (s) more backwards (t) support and encourage (u) risk money on (v) be or make the back of (w) back down / back off – give up an argument (x) back onto – (of a place) have at the back (y) back out – not fulfil a promise (z) back up – support in an argument; move a vehicle back wards; copy a computer file 
Back-bone:
(a) spine
(b) main support (c) strength of character
Belly:
(a) the part of the human body between the chest and legs 
(b) curved surface like this (c) belly-button – navel
Bile:
(a) liquid formed in the liver
(b) bad temper
Bladder:
(a) skin bag inside the body, where waste liquid collects  
(b) any bag that can be filled with air or liquid
Blood:
(a) red liquid that flows through the body
(b) family relationship (c) in cold blood – cruelly and on purpose (d) make someone's blood boil – make someone very angry (e) make someone's blood run cold – frighten someone (f) bad blood – feeling of hate and anger (g) new blood; fresh blood;young blood – new people who are introduced into an organization and whose fresh ideas are likely to improve it
Body:
(a) person's whole physical structure, alive or dead
(b) this without the head or limbs (c) main part of something (d) group of people (e) object; piece of matter (f) large amount (g) keep body and soul together – remain alive (by getting money for food)
Bone:
(a) any of the various hard parts of the body which are surrounded by flesh and skin
(b) cut to the bone – reduce as much as possible (c) feel in one's bones – believe strongly though without proof (d) have a bone to pick with someone – have something to complain about (e) make no bones about – feel no doubt or shame about (f) take bones out of (fish, etc.) (g) bare bones – simplest but most important parts or facts (h) funny / crazy bone – tender part of the elbow (i) a bag of bones / all skin and bone – very thin (j) feel / know in bones – certain about something, although cannot explain why
Bottom:
(a) part of the body that one sits on
(b) base; lowest part or level (c) ground under the sea, a lake etc. (d) cause (e) at bottom – really (f) from the bottom of one's heart – truly (g) knock the bottom out of – take away the necessary support on which something rests (h) bottom out – reach the lowest point before rising again
Bowels:
(a) pipe that carries waste matter from the stomach
(b) inside part
Brain:
(a) the organ in the head that controls thought
(b) mind; intelligence (c) clever person (d) have something on the brain – think about something continually or too much (e) hit on the head
Breast:
(a) part of a woman's body which produces milk
(b) upper front part of the body (c) make a clean breast of – tell the whole truth about (d) push aside with one's chest
Brow:
(a) eyebrow
(b) forehead (c) top of a hill
 
Posted by Jade Dame


[To be continued]





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