of or relating to the body as opposed to the mind 身体的,肉体的 a whole range of physical and mental challenges. 对身体和智力的全面挑战。 ■involving bodily contact or activity 身体接触的;体力的 less physical sports such as bowls. 草地滚球等活动量较小的运动。 a physical relationship. 肉体关系。
of or relating to things perceived through the senses as opposed to the mind; tangible or concrete 物质的;有形的;实物的 physical assets such as houses or cars. 房子或汽车之类的实物资产。 ■of or relating to physics or the operation of natural forces generally 物理学的;自然规律的,自然法则的 physical laws. 自然法则。
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(亦作 physical examination)a medical examination to determine a person's bodily fitness 体格检查
(physicals)(Stock Exchange)stocks held in actual commodities for immediate exchange, for example as opposed to futures (股票)(与期货相对的)现货股票
常用词组 get physical
(informal)become aggressive or violent (非正式)变野;变凶 ■become sexually intimate with someone 与…有暧昧关系
late Middle English (in the sense 'medicinal, relating to medicine'): from medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica 'things relating to nature' (see physic). Sense 2 dates from the late 16th cent. and sense 1 from the late 18th cent