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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat
  肌肉的收缩消耗能量并且释放热量。
• Anaerobic respiration occurs only in particularly active tissues such as muscles during severe exercise.
  厌氧呼吸只有在处于剧烈运动状态的肌肉等特别活跃的组织中才会发生。
• 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。
• You feel nausea and aches in your muscles
  症状为恶心和肌肉疼痛。
• The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
  当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。
• A massage relaxed tired muscles.
  按摩放松了疲劳的肌肉。
• Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles
  希尔斯登说他小腿抽筋。