muscles

英 [ˈmʌslz]

美 [ˈmʌslz]

n.  肌肉; 肌; 体力; 权力; 威信; 影响力
v.  强取
muscle的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 肌肉
  Amuscleis a piece of tissue inside your body which connects two bones and which you use when you make a movement.
  1. 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。
  2. He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...
     他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
  3. There are three types of muscle in the body.
     体内有3种类型的肌肉。
• N-UNCOUNT 力量;实力;威信
  If you say that someone hasmuscle, you mean that they have power and influence, which enables them to do difficult things.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 显示实力;小试身手
  If a group, organization, or countryflexesitsmuscles, it does something to impress or frighten people, in order to show them that it has power and is considering using it.
  1. The Fair Trade Commission has of late been flexing its muscles, cracking down on cases of corruption.
     公平交易委员会最近在显示威力，严厉打击腐败事件。
• PHRASE 动一下;动一动
  If you say that someone did notmove a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Cycling is good exercise. It strengthens all the muscles of the body
  骑自行车是一项不错的锻炼方式。它能使身体各部分的肌肉更强健。
• When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain
  肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。
• A bath can relax tense muscles.
  洗个澡可以放松紧张的肌肉。
• A massage relaxed tired muscles.
  按摩放松了疲劳的肌肉。
• Newman's stomach muscles tensed
  纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。
• Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles
  希尔斯登说他小腿抽筋。
• Hamstrings are supporting muscles at the back of the thigh
  腿筋是位于大腿后侧起支撑作用的肌肉。
• You feel nausea and aches in your muscles
  症状为恶心和肌肉疼痛。
• She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt
  她可以看到他T恤衫下的肩部肌肉。
• Through several layers of clothes I could feel his muscles
  透过好几层衣服，我能感觉到他的肌肉。