🇬🇧🇨🇳 corpse - 尸体 : English Lesson

Meaning of "corpse" ("尸体"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A corpse is the body of a person or animal after it has died. It doesn’t move, breathe, or think anymore. People treat corpses with respect, and they are usually buried or cremated. While the word can sound spooky, it is just a scientific or serious word for a dead body, often used in mysteries or detective stories.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The ghost floated over the corpse and muttered, “Wow, my old body really needs better posture.”

The robot examined the corpse and reported, “Subject has 0% battery life and cannot be rebooted.”

Ellie said if she ever had to play a corpse in a movie, she’d ask for snacks because lying still all day is “extremely exhausting work.”

The teacher asked, “Why shouldn’t you tickle a corpse?” and Sam answered, “Because it’s already dead tired.”

The vampire looked at the corpse and complained, “Ugh, already dead? Now I’ll be hungry all night.”

A boy walked to the river and found a cold corpse by the grass. He ran home and told his mother, who called the police about the corpse. The officer wrapped the corpse and spoke softly. The town carried the corpse to the hill and covered it with flowers. The boy cried beside the corpse and watched the last light.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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