muscle

['mʌsl]

n.肌肉
v.硬挤, 变硬实

n.

1. 【解】肌; 肌肉[C][U]

He developed the muscles in the legs by running.

他通过跑步使腿部的肌肉发达了。

2. 体力, 膂力[U]

It'll take a lot of muscle to remove the rock.

搬走那块石头要费很大的气力。

3. 【口】力量, 实力[U]

The party's political muscle is growing.

该党的政治力量在增强。

4. 【俚】打手; 保镖[C]

vt.

1. 【口】使劲挤出(一条路)[O]

He muscled his way through the crowd.

他用力挤过人群。

2. 加强, 使变得强硬

3. 【口】使劲搬动

They muscled the old piano out of the room.

他们使劲把旧钢琴搬出房间。

4. 【口】强使; 用强迫手段获得

vi.

【口】使劲行进[Q]

She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David.

她使劲挤过人群, 拼命寻找戴维。

词形变化

形容词: muscly | 动词过去式: muscled | 动词过去分词: muscled | 动词现在分词: muscling | 动词第三人称单数: muscles |

词义辨析

同义:

n.臂力; 腕力

strength  brawn  

英英释义

名词 muscle:

one of the contractile organs of the body

同义词：musculus

animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

同义词：muscular tissue

a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

同义词：muscleman

authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)

possessing muscular strength

同义词：brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness

动词 muscle:

make one's way by force

补充

musclemuscle英:[ˈmʌsl] 美:[ˈmʌsəl]n.1.肌肉Exercise conditions your muscles.锻炼使肌肉健壮。When you bend your elbow, you contract the muscles of the arm.你屈肘时, 手臂的肌肉就会收缩。Lifting weights will build arm and shoulder muscles.举重会使手臂和肩膀的肌肉发达。2.肌肉组织The heart is made of muscle.心脏是肌肉组织。3.肌肉的力量4.(操纵他人的)力量

例句

1. There are three types of muscle in the body.人体的肌肉有三种类型。 2. Exercise will tone up your stomach muscles.锻炼会使腹部肌肉结实。 3. The diet had put weight on him and turned muscle to fat.这种饮食使他体重增加, 并将肌肉变成了脂肪。 4. 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。 5. women's financial muscle妇女的经济实力 6. Do we want judges with more muscle?我们想要权力更大的法官吗？ 7. The Fair Trade Commission has been flexing its muscles, cracking down on cases of corruption.公平贸易委员会已经开始发威, 严厉打击了多起腐败事件。 8. He didn't move a muscle, he just stood studying her.他一动不动, 只是站在那儿端详着她。 9. We muscled our way out.我们使劲挤了出去。 10. The dancing lessons will muscle my legs.跳舞课会使我的腿部肌肉发达。 11. We should muscle our diplomatic approach.我们应加强我们的外交手腕。 12. We need some strong men to muscle the piano.我们要几个强壮的人来搬运这架钢琴。 13. The president muscled the bill through Congress.总统强使这个法案在国会获得通过。 14. We slowly muscled up the cliff.我们慢慢地用力攀上悬崖。 15. the calf muscle.小腿肚上的肌肉。 16. [mass noun]the sheet of muscle between the abdomen and chest.腹胸之间的肌肉层。 17. showing off our muscles to prove how strong we were.展示我们的肌肉来证明我们是多么强壮。 18. he had muscle but no brains.他身强力壮，但头脑简单。 19. an ex-marine of enormous proportions who'd been brought along as muscle.一个被当作大力士带来的腰圆膀粗的前海军陆战队员。 20. he had enough muscle and resources to hold his position on the council.他有足够的影响力和智谋在市政会中任职。 21. they were muscling baggage into the hold of the plane.他们正用力把行李运进飞机货舱。 22. he was eventually muscled out of his market.他最终被逼让出了他的市场份额。 23. [in combination]hard-muscled.肌肉坚硬的。 24. he was determined to muscle in on the union's affairs.他决意强行插手工会事务。 25. Riding a bicycle is good for developing the leg muscles.骑自行车有助锻炼腿部肌肉。 26. Lifting weights builds muscle.举重使肌肉发达。 27. the muscles of the arm胳膊的肌肉 28. stomach muscles腹肌 29. flex a muscle屈伸肌肉 30. relax a muscle放松肌肉 31. an athlete with bulging/rippling muscles肌肉发达的运动员 32. He pulled/tore/strained a muscle playing tennis.他打网球时拉伤/撕裂/扭伤了肌肉。 33. She has a strained muscle in her back.她后背肌肉扭伤。 34. Wait here and don't move a muscle. [=don't move at all]在这儿等着，不许动。 35. She started lifting weights to build muscle.她开始举重，锻炼肌肉。 36. muscle fiber(s)/tissue肌肉纤维/组织 37. muscle spasms肌肉痉挛 38. 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 39. a muscle relaxant [=a drug that relaxes muscles]肌肉松弛剂 40. She doesn't have the muscle to lift something so heavy.她举不起这么重的东西。 41. To clean that floor you have to put some muscle into it. [=you have to make a forceful effort]要清扫那块地板，你必须用点力。 42. He lacks the political muscle [=clout] to get the policy changed.他没有足够的政治影响力去改变那个政策。 43. They muscled the heavy boxes onto the truck.他们把重重的箱子用力搬到卡车上。 44. They muscled the furniture up the stairs.他们用力把家具搬上楼。 45. She was muscled [=forced] out of office by political opponents.她遭政治对手逼迫离职。 46. He helped muscle the bill through Congress.他促使国会通过了那个议案。 47. He muscled through the crowd.他挤过人群。 48. They muscled into line behind us.他们硬挤进来排到我们后面。 49. He muscled his way through the crowd. [=he moved ahead by pushing and forcing people to move out of the way]他挤过人群。 50. His competitors have tried to muscle in on his business.他的竞争对手想方设法插手他的生意。