1 N-VAR 肌肉 A
muscle is a piece of tissue inside your body which connects two bones and which you use when you make a movement.
肌肉 -
Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.
保持肌肉强壮发达有利于预防背部疾病。
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He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.
他的大腿肌肉拉伤了,疼得很。
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There are three types of muscle in the body.
体内有3种类型的肌肉。
SYN tendon, sinew, muscle tissue, thew
2 N-UNCOUNT 力量;实力;威信 If you say that someone has
muscle, you mean that they have power and influence, which enables them to do difficult things.
力量;实力;威信 -
Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.
艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。
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In one town, all the women were urged to remove their money from the banks on an allotted day, to demonstrate women's financial muscle.
在某市,所有的女性都被建议在指定日期从银行取走她们的钱,以展示女性群体的经济实力。
3 PHRASE 显示实力;小试身手 If a group, organization, or country
flexes its
muscles, it does something to impress or frighten people, in order to show them that it has power and is considering using it.
显示实力;小试身手 4 PHRASE 动一下;动一动 If you say that someone did not
move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
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He stood without moving a muscle, unable to believe what his eyes saw so plainly.
他站在那里一动不动,不能相信眼前如此清清楚楚看到的一切。
Word Partnership | Use muscle with: |
N. | muscle aches, muscle mass, muscle pain, muscle tone 1 |
VERB. | contract a muscle, flex a muscle, pull a muscle 1 |
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