Subsequent decisions have held that AIDS is protected as a handicap under law, not only because of the physical limitations it imposes, but because the prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precede... which precedes the physical one.

——Philadelphia

但是隨后的法案規(guī)定,艾滋病也屬傷殘受法律保護(hù),不僅僅因?yàn)椴≌呱眢w上的限制,還因?yàn)槭艿缴鐣?huì)人士的歧視,更精確地說,這種社會(huì)性的死亡……這種死亡超過了身體上的病痛。

——《費(fèi)城故事》

一、關(guān)于physical,你應(yīng)該知道的用法有

adj.

1.物質(zhì)的(與道德的或精神的相對)

Physical capital is a scarce resource in rich and poor countries alike.

不論是在富國還是在窮國,物質(zhì)資源都是一種稀缺的資源。

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2.身體的;肉體的

Psychological factors may influence physical thermoregulation.

心理因素可以影響身體的溫度調(diào)節(jié)。

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3.自然規(guī)律的;按自然法則的

There may be a physical explanation for these strange happenings.

這些奇怪現(xiàn)象也許有符合自然法則的解釋。

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4.物質(zhì)世界的,自然特征的

With the tools of technology, man has altered many physical features of the earth.

人類借助技術(shù)工具改變了地球的許多自然特征。

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5.物理的;物理學(xué)的

From a physical standpoint, here ought to be as many colors as there are different wave lengths.

從物理學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)來看,有多少種不同的波長,就有多少種顏色。

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6.粗野的,激烈的

Like American football, it is very physical and can be quite dangerous.

和美式足球一樣,它也是非常激烈的運(yùn)動(dòng),并且會(huì)很危險(xiǎn)。

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n.

【口】身體檢查 [C]

The doctor gave me a physical this morning.

今天上午醫(yī)生給我做了身體檢查。

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二、含有physical的常見短語

physical education

體育

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physical exercise

體育鍛煉

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physical fitness

健康,健壯

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physical anthropology

體質(zhì)人類學(xué)

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physical change

物理變化

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physical chemistry

[化]物理化學(xué)

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physical contact

直接接觸,體接觸

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physical entity

物理實(shí)體

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physical geography

自然地理學(xué),地文學(xué)

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physical phenomenon

物理現(xiàn)象

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physical process

物理過程

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physical property

物理性,物理性能,物理性質(zhì),物質(zhì)性質(zhì)

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三、接下來、做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

He tends to avoid all ________ contact.
他傾向于避免一切身體接觸。 ?