muscle

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n. 肌肉, 臂力 [医] 肌

发音

US /ˈmʌs.əl/
US /ˈmʌs.əl/

词形变化

muscles 复数 muscles muscled muscles 三单 muscling muscling 现在分词 muscled 过去式 muscled 过去分词

别名

muscule

教材释义与例句

名词

肌肉；力量

动词

加强；使劲搬动；使劲挤出

动词

使劲行进

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

    肌肉

    筋肉

    不可数 可数

    Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.

  2. 2.

    An organ composed of muscle tissue.

    肌肉

    筋肉

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.

    可数 不可数

    2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age.

  4. 4.

    Strength, force.

    力量

    比喻 不可数 可数
  5. 5.

    Hired strongmen or bodyguards.

    比喻 不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To use force to make progress, especially physical force.

    及物

    He muscled his way through the crowd.

  2. 2.

    To move forcefully or with great strength.

    不及物

    She muscled through the ruins.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

brawn brawniness heftiness muscularity musculus sinew

上位词 10

tough strength authority bully contractor authorization rowdy dominance hooligan ruffian

下位词 10

sphincter smooth muscle cardiac muscle heart muscle involuntary muscle levator muscleman muscle woman pronator rectus

部分词 2

muscle fiber muscle fibre

整体词 1

musculature
动词

上位词 1

pass

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from mūs (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.

来源：wiktionary