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Muscle 例:He Power Phrase 英[ˈmʌsl 美[ˈmʌsəl N.肌肉;力量;权威,权力;Vt.硬挤;使劲搬动;Vi.用力挤 N Var

单词 muscle
音标
英[ˈmʌsl] 美[ˈmʌsəl]
解释
n.肌肉;力量;权威,权力;vt.硬挤;使劲搬动;vi.用力挤;
例句

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.
例: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。
例:He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...他的大腿肌肉拉伤了,疼得很。

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.
例: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。
例: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 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.
例: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 not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
例: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。
变形
third:muscles~done:muscled~pl:muscles~adj:muscled~ing:muscling~past:muscled~

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