| 词汇 | muscle |
| 释义 | muscle noun uk /ˈmʌs.əl/ us /ˈmʌs.əl/ musclenoun (BODY PART)B2[ C or U ] one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement: 肌肉 neck/back/leg/stomach muscles颈／背／腿／胃部肌肉 facial muscles脸部肌肉 bulging/rippling muscle He looks like a boxer, with thick arms and bulging/rippling (= large and clear to see) muscles. flex your musclesHe flexed his muscles (= tightened them to make them look large and strong) so that everyone could admire them.他将肌肉紧绷起来，这样大家就能欣赏到他的肌肉块。 These exercises build muscle and increase stamina.这些运动能强健肌肉、增加体力。 muscle spasmThe condition causes weakness and muscle spasms (= sudden uncontrollable tightening movements). pull a muscle C1 to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful: 拉伤肌肉 Russell pulled a back muscle early in the game.比赛开始没多久拉塞尔就拉伤了背部肌肉。 The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.这块肌肉收缩使下臂抬起。 A work-out in the gym will exercise all the major muscle groups.健身房里做的健身运动能使所有主要肌群都得到锻炼。 He pulled a muscle in his groin.他腹股沟一处肌肉拉伤。 Barkley suffered a strained thigh muscle late in the preseason.巴克利在季前赛快结束时大腿肌肉拉伤。 I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.我搬抽屉时把背部一块肌肉拉伤了。 Substances & structures in the body abductor accessorius ACL actin adductor fundus funiculus fusiform glomerular glomerulus myosin navicular neuroendocrine neurohormonal neurohormone tendinis tendinous tendinum tendo tensor musclenoun (POWER)[ U ] the power to do difficult things or to make people behave in a certain way: 力量，实力 This magazine has considerable financial muscle and can afford to pay top journalists.这家杂志财力雄厚，能雇得起顶尖的记者。 The company lacks the marketing muscle to compete with drug giants.这家公司缺乏销售实力，无法与药业巨头竞争。 Power to control absolute authority ahold all's well that ends wellidiom all-powerful ascendancy authoritarianism discretionary driven girl power grip he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom power base power grab power structure power struggle power-sharing the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom the upper hand under the command of someone yoke musclenoun (STRONG PEOPLE)[ U ]informal one or more people who are and look strong and powerful, especially people employed to protect someone or frighten other people: The men he employs as muscle are locked in a game of who's the hardest. The plotters used members of the mob as muscle. Protection and protectors adopt adoptable aegis anti-shark anti-skid chaperone cybersecurity defence mechanism den mother doorkeeper elder care preservationist rewilding ring-fence safe space safeguarding safekeeping weatherstripping white knight witness protection muscle | American Dictionarymuscle noun[ C/U ] us/ˈmʌs·əl/ biology a mass of tissue in the body, often attached to bones, that can tighten and relax to produce movement Muscle is also the power to do things or to make people behave in a certain way: [ U ]Republicans are flexing some political muscle. muscle verb[ always+ adv/prep ] us/ˈmʌs·əl/ to force your way into a place or situation: [ T ]Starks muscled his way to the basket. [ I ]Amanda muscled in on our meeting. muscle | Business Englishmuscle noun[ U ] informaluk /ˈmʌsl/us the power to do difficult things or to make people behave in a certain way: We do have the financial muscle to compete effectively in this market. Examples of musclemuscle Previous studies have indicated that more than 1 type of muscle fibre is present in flatworms. If for example, the growth of a bone is delayed, so too will be that of the associated muscles and tendons. Function of gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signaling to contractile proteins. Stationary and drifting spiral waves of excitation in isolated cardiac muscle. A number of markers of tissue oxidation have been demonstrated to be elevated in muscles of old mice and humans. In this case, elastic fibers did not appear through the smooth muscle cells which were surrounding the recanalized vessels. The walls of the cysts contain prominent smooth muscle and elastic tissue. The increased stiffness of connective tissue confers protective strength on weakened muscles but the loss of elastic recoil decreases the efficiency of gait. In both species the excretory atrium was surrounded by welldeveloped muscles which were easily seen under the light microscope. Three patients believed that the gel caused sedation; no troubles with skin irritation or muscle spasms were reported. It was no longer followed by movement of the muscle, as though the nerve vessel had been exhausted of fluid. Right ventricular infundibular muscle bundles were resected and the dysplastic and rudimentary remnants of the pulmonary valve were excised. In the upper extremities, wrist and finger extensors and deltoids were the most affected muscles. Rather, adult features (such as pectoral muscles) are combined with infant traits (flabby limbs, facial expression, and posture) that often appear vestigial. A few patients may show male-pattern balding and mild facial and hand muscle weakness. See all examples of muscle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withmusclemuscleThese are words often used in combination with muscle. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. calf muscle The preventive effect of acetylsalicylic acid is small, and the benefits of compression stockings and calfmuscle pumping vary with the clinical situation. cardiac muscle Stationary and drifting spiral waves of excitation in isolated cardiac muscle. contracting muscle It was found that the force generated by contracting muscles changed as a function of the firing rate of upper motor neurons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with muscle |
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