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fleshy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology, Plants
flesh·y /ˈfleʃi/ adjective  1 HBhaving a lot of flesh 多肉的 the fleshy part of your hand 你手上肉厚的部分2 HBPhaving a soft thick inner part 肉质的 a plant with fleshy leaves 长有肉质叶片的植物
Examples from the Corpus
fleshyHis mouth was fleshy and curly.It was big and fleshy and the vultures hadn't touched it - even the eyes were still in place.He then knelt down, took out his small, sharp penknife and cut into the fleshy area between Adam's toes.On her lips-a burst of crimson asymmetrical skeptical fleshy business-and-dream sensuality-the cigarette scorching away at the tip.a round, fleshy faceHe sat on his stool, his hands in his aproned lap, his big fleshy head swaying to the music.The face itself, middle-aged, was fleshy, healthy, bossy.The plant has dark green fleshy leaves.Visible for a modest $ 2 per person fee, the nine paintings show satyr-like men grappling uncertainly with fleshy nude women.If necessary protect any fleshy surfaces with foil.
flesh·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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fleshy
fleshy /ˈfleʃi/ adjective
1. having a lot of flesh:
    the fleshy part of your hand
2. having a soft thick inner part:
    a plant with fleshy leaves


fleshyBrE /ˈfleʃi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfleʃi/ 🔊 adjective(of parts of the body or people 人体部位或人) having a lot of flesh 多肉的;肥胖的fleshy arms/lips肥胖的胳膊;厚嘴唇a large fleshy man大个子胖男人(of plants or fruit 植物或水果) thick and soft 肉质的fleshy fruit/leaves 肉质水果/叶子