sinew 详细解释

sinew

['sinju:]

n. 肌肉, 精力, 原动力
vt. 赋予力量, 支持

n.

1. 【解】腱[C][U]

2. 体力, 活力, 精力[P1]

3. 主要支柱, 砥柱; 资源[P1]

the sinews of better living

改善生活的主要手段

vt.

使牢固; 支持, 加强

词形变化

动词过去式: sinewed | 动词过去分词: sinewed | 动词现在分词: sinewing | 动词第三人称单数: sinews |

英英释义

名词 sinew:

a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

同义词:tendon

possessing muscular strength

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

补充

sinewsinew英:[ˈsinju:] 美:[ˈsɪnju]n.1.2.肌肉; 精力; 体力

例句

1. Their arms had not lost their sinew.他们的胳膊一点劲儿都使不上。 2. to sinew someone to overcome himself鼓励某人去战胜自我 3. to sinew glass with wires用铁丝做芯体玻璃牢固 4. the sinews of government.政府的主要部门。 5. the sinewed shape of his back.强壮的背部外形。 6. cutting through bone and sinew刺穿骨头和肌腱 7. the sinews of power力量的来源