[N-COUNT 可数名词]肌腱;筋 A sinew is a cord in your body that connects a muscle to a bone.
...the sinews of the neck.
脖子上的肌腱
Oxford
sinew/ˈsɪnjuː; NAmEˈsɪnjuː/noun1[countable , uncountable ]a strong band of tissuein the body that joins a muscle to a bone 肌腱2[usually plural ]( literary) a source of strength or power 力量的来源;关键环节;要害之处IDIOMsee
1a part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone: The sinews on his neck stood out like knotted string.2the sinews of something literary something that gives strength or support to a government, country, or system: They have begun building the sinews of an independent nation.
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