muscle

英 [ˈmʌsl]

美 [ˈmʌsl]

n. 肌肉; 肌; 体力; 权力; 威信; 影响力
v. 强取

复数：muscles　过去式：muscled　现在分词：muscling　过去分词：muscled　第三人称单数：muscles　

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短语动词

muscle in
1. 强行介入，强行插手（以谋求私利）

短语用例

muscle in (on sb/sth)

强行干涉；粗暴干涉
to involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in order to get sth for yourself
1. a calf/neck/thigh muscle
  小腿 / 脖颈 / 大腿肌肉
2. to pull/tear/strain a muscle
  拉伤 / 撕裂 / 扭伤肌肉
3. This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.
  这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。
4. He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still) .
  他一动不动地站着。

习惯用语

flex your muscles

显示实力，炫耀力量（尤指作为警告或威胁）
to show sb how powerful you are, especially as a warning or threat

牛津词典

noun

肌肉；肌
a piece of body tissue that you contract and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body
1. a calf/neck/thigh muscle
  小腿 / 脖颈 / 大腿肌肉
2. to pull/tear/strain a muscle
  拉伤 / 撕裂 / 扭伤肌肉
3. This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.
  这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。
4. He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still) .
  他一动不动地站着。
体力
physical strength
1. He's an intelligent player but lacks the muscle of older competitors.
  他是个聪明的选手，但却缺乏老对手的体力。
权力；威信；影响力
the power and influence to make others do what you want
1. to exercise political/industrial/financial muscle
  运用政治 / 产业 / 金融界影响力

verb

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。

英英释义

noun

possessing muscular strength
Synonym:brawnbrawninessmuscularitysinewheftiness
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
1. the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
Synonym:muscular tissue
one of the contractile organs of the body
Synonym:musculus
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
1. the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
Synonym:muscleman

verb

make one's way by force
1. He muscled his way into the office

双语例句

There are three types of muscle in the body.
体内有3种类型的肌肉。
Our competitors have been trying to muscle in for some years.
几年来我们的竞争对手一直试图夺取利益。
The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat
人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。
A muscle tear will leave a scar after healing
肌肉撕裂复原后会留下疤痕。
He felt a sharp pain in the abductor muscle in his right thigh.
他感到右大腿外展肌一阵剧痛。
He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle
他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
A knot sometimes forms in a tired muscle.
疲乏的肌肉上有时会起硬块。
Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories
肌肉细胞需要很多能量，所以会燃烧大量卡路里。
We will put military muscle into the mutual defence pact.
我们将把兵力加进防御互助条约。
As we age we lose muscle tissue
肌肉组织会随着我们日趋衰老而萎缩。