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in a body phrase formalliterary If people do something in a body, they do it together as a group, in an official way: (以正式或官方的方式)全体一致地;一起地 The cleaning staff went in a body to the manager to complain.清洁工一起去找经理投诉。 They gathered together and came in a body. They went in a body to the palace to see the king. We proceeded in a body to the church to take up the matter with the priest. The men went in a body to the embassy to beg for protection. See also
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