plural muscles
plural muscles
Learner's definition of MUSCLE
1
: a body tissue that can contract and produce movement肌肉 [count]
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the muscles of the arm胳膊的肌肉
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stomach muscles腹肌
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flex a muscle屈伸肌肉
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relax a muscle放松肌肉
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an athlete with bulging/rippling muscles肌肉发达的运动员
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He pulled/tore/strained a muscle playing tennis.他打网球时拉伤/撕裂/扭伤了肌肉。
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She has a strained muscle in her back.她后背肌肉扭伤。
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Wait here and don't move a muscle. [=don't move at all]在这儿等着,不许动。
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
muscle fiber(s)/tissue肌肉纤维/组织
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muscle spasms肌肉痉挛
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an athlete practicing to develop muscle memory [=the ability to repeat a bodily movement exactly]训练肌肉记忆的运动员
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a muscle relaxant [=a drug that relaxes muscles]肌肉松弛剂
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b : power and influence权力;影响力
flex your muscles
— see 1flex 2 muscle /ˈmʌsəl/ verb
muscles; muscled; muscling
muscles; muscled; muscling
Learner's definition of MUSCLE
1
[+ object] : to move (something) by using physical strength and force用力搬 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 2
: to move forward by using physical force挤 [no object]
[+ object]
muscle in
[phrasal verb]
: to use force or influence in a way that is wrong or unwanted in order to become involved in something for selfish reasons强行插手;粗暴干涉 —
usually + on