| [/ˈmʌsl; ˋmʌsl/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
2 [U] muscular power 肌肉的力量:
have plenty of muscle but no brains 肌肉发达, 头脑简单. 用法:
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. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) flex one's muscles => flex. muscle 2
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. |