corpse
noun [ C ] uk/kɔːps/ us/kɔːrps/
C2 （通常指人的）尸体
a dead body, usually of a person
The actor had to play a corpse lying in a morgue.
Synonyms: body (PHYSICAL STRUCTURE)cadaver carcassstiff (BODY)
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- The corpse was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
- Most of the corpses were badly burned, making identification almost impossible.
- The corpse had lain preserved in the soil for almost two millennia.