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

• New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
  新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
• 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。
• Flight is the form of locomotion that puts the greatest demands on muscles
  飞行是对肌肉要求最高的运动形式。
• Squeeze the foot with both hands, again to loosen up tight muscles
  双手捏脚，目的也是使紧张的肌肉松弛下来。
• 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。
• Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
  撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
• 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。
• These stomach exercises will tighten abdominal muscles
  这些腹部练习会增强腹肌。
• Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation
  按摩可以使肌肉放松，缓解压力和促进血液循环。
• Hans flexed his powerful muscles
  汉斯活动了一下他那强健的肌肉。