in the flesh
活生生的,本人,亲自 in physically body form; in person
I have seen her on television, but never in the flesh.我在电视上见到过她,但从未见到过她本人。
I saw him very much in the flesh only half an hour ago.我在半小时以前还看见他活生生的。

A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
His life was devoted to the pleasure of the flesh.他一生贪图肉体上的舒适享受。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足。

flesh, meat
这两个词都有“肉”的意思。在指果肉,即水果、蔬菜的可食用部分时可互换。另外, flesh指人或动物身体的肌肉组织,是相对“皮,骨”而言的; meat是肉类总称,指食用的动物肉。

［词源］＜古英语flæsc(肉)