[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
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。
He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...
他的大腿肌肉拉伤了,疼得很。
There are three types of muscle in the body.
体内有3种类型的肌肉。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
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。
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
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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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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。
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musclemusclesmuscledmusclingnoun★1★[countable , uncountable ]a piece of body tissuethat you contract and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissuethat forms the musclesof the body 肌肉;肌◆a calf/neck/thigh muscle小腿╱脖颈╱大腿肌肉◆to pull/tear/strain a muscle拉伤╱撕裂╱扭伤肌肉◆This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。◆He didn't move a muscle(= stood completely still).他一动不动地站着。☞collocationsat
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2[uncountable ]physical strength 体力◆He's an intelligent player but lacks the muscle of older competitors.他是个聪明的选手,但却缺乏老对手的体力。3[uncountable ]the power and influence to make others do what you want 权力;威信;影响力◆to exercise political/industrial/financial muscle运用在政治╱产业╱金融界的影响力▶muscled/; NAmE/adjective◆heavily muscled shoulders非常强壮的肩膀IDIOMsee
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v.verbPHRASAL VERBˌmuscle ˈin (on sb/sth)( informal,disapproving) to involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in order to get sth for yourself 强行干涉;粗暴干涉muscle/ˈmʌsl; NAmEˈmʌsl/muscled/; NAmE/
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musclemus‧cle1 /ˈmʌsəl/ ●●●S2W3 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together: Relax your stomach muscles, then stretch again. Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles. Rooney has pulled a muscle in his thigh and won’t play tomorrow.2not move a muscle to stay completely still: The soldier stood without moving a muscle.3[uncountable] power or influencemilitary/economic/political etc muscle The unions have a lot of political muscle. The agreement will give the UN some muscle to enforce human rights.4[uncountable] physical strength and power: It took muscle to work in an old-fashioned kitchen.put some muscle into it (=used to tell someone to work harder) → flex your muscles
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig muscles· He's developed big arm muscles.hard muscles (=strong, firm muscles)· the hard muscles of his back and shouldersarm/leg/stomach etc muscles· Her leg muscles ached after the run.rippling muscles (=muscles that move in a strong attractive way)· The sight of his rippling muscles sends women wild.verbsuse your muscles· Bend your knees and use your thigh muscles when picking up heavy objects.strengthen/build up your muscles (=make them stronger)· If you strengthen the muscles in your back you are less likely to have back problems.pull/strain a muscle (=injure it)· He pulled a muscle in his calf.stretch your muscles· It’s a good idea to stretch your muscles after weight lifting.flex your muscles (=bend your arm muscles so that people can see how strong you are)· He was lifting weights and flexing his muscles.relax your muscles (=make them feel less tight)· A hot bath will help relax sore muscles.tense/tighten your muscles (=make them more tight)· He tensed his stomach muscles, ready for the blow.your muscles contract (=tighten so that you can move a part of your body)· These nerves tell the muscles when to contract.your muscles ache (=hurt after being exercised too much)· I ran until my muscles ached.muscle + NOUNmuscle strength/power· This exercise will help increase muscle strength.muscle tone (=the firmness of your muscles)· Swimming is good exercise for improving muscle tone.a muscle spasm (=when your muscles tighten suddenly)· The drug helps control painful muscle spasms.muscle tissue (=the substance that muscles are made from)· If you lose weight too quickly you will lose muscle tissue as well as fat.
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muscle your way into/through etc something to use your strength to go somewhere: Joe and Tony muscled their way through the crowd.muscle in phrasal verbto use your power to get involved in or take control of something that someone else was doing, especially in business – used to show disapprovalmuscle in on Banks are muscling in on the insurance business.
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