音标：['mʌsl]
n. 肌肉, 臂力
【医】 肌
相关词组:
not move a muscle
be on the muscle
muscle out
在线英汉词典
muscle的短语、例句：
muscle
n
1
(a) [C] length of stretchable tissue in an animal body that is attached at each end to bone and can be tightened or relaxed to produce movement 肌肉
arm, leg, face, etc muscles 胳膊、 大腿、 面部等的肌肉
strain/tear/pull a muscle 扭伤[撕裂/拉伤]肌肉
exercises to develop the muscles 做运动以锻炼肌肉
Don´t move a muscle! ie Stay completely still. 呆著别动!
(b) [U] such tissue 肌肉组织
The heart is made of muscle. 心脏是肌肉组织.
[attrib 作定语]
muscle fibres 肌肉纤维.
2 [U] muscular power 肌肉的力量
have plenty of muscle but no brains 肌肉发达, 头脑简单.
3 [U] (fig 比喻) power to make others do as one wishes （操纵他人的）力量
political, industrial, etc muscle 政治的、 工业的...力量
a trade union with plenty of muscle 强大的工会.
4 (idm 习语) flex one´s muscles => flex. muscle, v (phr v) muscle in (on sb/sth) (infml derog 口, 贬) join in sth when one has no right to do so, for one´s own advantage 强行挤入某事物以分享利益
I wrote the book, and now she´s trying to muscle in on its success by saying she gave me the ideas. 书是我写的, 现在她却要分享其成, 硬说是她给我的构思.
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