muscle

Word family adjectivemuscledmusclymuscularmusculousmusculoskeletalnounmusclingmuscularitymusculationmusculaturemusclemanmuscleadverbmuscularly

Related topics: Biology, Human

mus·cle1 /ˈmʌsəl/ S2 W3 noun → mussel

1 [countableC, uncountableU]HB one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together 肌肉

Relax your stomach muscles, then stretch again.

放松腹部肌肉，然后再绷紧。

Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles.

经常锻炼有助于强健肌肉。

Rooney has pulled a muscle in his thigh and won’t play tomorrow.

鲁尼大腿肌肉拉伤，明天不能参赛了。

→4 See picture of 见图 HUMAN 1

2 not move a muscle NOT MOVINGto stay completely still 一动不动

The soldier stood without moving a muscle.

那士兵纹丝不动地站着。

Examples from the Corpus

not move a muscle• I didn't dare move a muscle. He would have shot me.• I was so scared, I couldn't move a muscle.• The performers didn't move a muscle.• She hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.• It suddenly occurred to them that he had not moved a muscle since they came in.• They will not move a muscle for at least another month or two.

3 [uncountableU]POWER power or influence 实力；影响力

military/economic/political etc muscle

The unions have a lot of political muscle.

工会有很大的政治影响力。

The agreement will give the UN some muscle to enforce human rights.

这个协定将赋予联合国一定的权限推进人权保障工作。

4 [uncountableU]STRONG PERSONWORK HARD physical strength and power 体力；力气

It took muscle to work in an old-fashioned kitchen.

在老式厨房里干活很费力。

put some muscle into it (=used to tell someone to work harder) 再加把劲，再努力一下

→ flex your muscles at flex1(2)

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

big muscles

He's developed big arm muscles.

hard muscles (=strong, firm muscles)

the hard muscles of his back and shoulders

arm/leg/stomach etc muscles

Her leg muscles ached after the run.

rippling muscles (=muscles that move in a strong attractive way)

The sight of his rippling muscles sends women wild.

verbs

use your muscles

Bend your knees and use your thigh muscles when picking up heavy objects.

strengthen/build up your muscles (=make them stronger)

If you strengthen the muscles in your back you are less likely to have back problems.

pull/strain a muscle (=injure it)

He pulled a muscle in his calf.

stretch your muscles

It’s a good idea to stretch your muscles after weight lifting.

flex your muscles (=bend your arm muscles so that people can see how strong you are)

He was lifting weights and flexing his muscles.

relax your muscles (=make them feel less tight)

A hot bath will help relax sore muscles.

tense/tighten your muscles (=make them more tight)

He tensed his stomach muscles, ready for the blow.

your muscles contract (=tighten so that you can move a part of your body)

These nerves tell the muscles when to contract.

your muscles ache (=hurt after being exercised too much)

I ran until my muscles ached.

muscle + NOUN

muscle strength/power

This exercise will help increase muscle strength.

muscle tone (=the firmness of your muscles)

Swimming is good exercise for improving muscle tone.

a muscle spasm (=when your muscles tighten suddenly)

The drug helps control painful muscle spasms.

muscle tissue (=the substance that muscles are made from)

If you lose weight too quickly you will lose muscle tissue as well as fat.

Examples from the Corpus

muscle• The group strengthened like a muscle.• The joint and muscle were all right.• Panetta used his muscle to keep the budget agreement intact.• U.S. military muscle• They had to cut out seven inches of muscle in my legs.• There may also be numbness or muscle weakness occurring in a segmental pattern.• The Republicans do not have the political muscle to prevent the treaty being rejected by Congress.• The government has for years been trying to destroy the muscle of the trade unions.• Hanson Trust has the muscle to buy up some of America's biggest companies.• His body tightened, the muscles drawing in on themselves.• This exercise works the muscles of your leg.• Now, leg stretched and r-o-l-l back those muscles.• The trapezius muscle group is kite-shaped and basically pulls the head and the shoulders back.• Low vitamin D also is associated with muscle weakness, which could contribute to a fall.

stomach muscles• Using his arms and stomach muscles, trying to keep his chest still, he sat.• A day later, the tissue was inserted between stomach muscles, just above the bellybutton, where blood supply is plentiful.• Byrd had his arm broken, Noville had his stomach muscles torn.• For instance, stomach muscles propel the motion on forward and backward rolls.• My stomach muscles were up to it, but I didn't want to lose any more teeth.• Northern's biggest setback came with the loss of midfield maestro Deryck Fox with pulled stomach muscles.• The children are given practice in tensing and relaxing major muscle groups of their body, starting with the stomach muscles.

military/economic/political etc muscle• He began to flex his political muscles.• But they will just as surely have died because they were too weak in political muscle to be able to fight back.• At least in Baja California, real estate should remain a prime factor in building new economic muscle.• And it says something about the amount of political muscle the Chamber has, too.• Second, when they are raised, they are resolved according to the simple criterion of political muscle power.• But by this time the North had begun to flex its superior economic muscles.• Big operators have the political muscle to win development permits.

took muscle• Fire took muscle, bone, and brains.

muscle2 verb

1 muscle your way into/through etc something to use your strength to go somewhere 使劲挤出一条路

Joe and Tony muscled their way through the crowd.

乔和托尼使劲挤过人群。

Examples from the Corpus

muscle your way into/through etc something• But other alleged triad leaders used violence to muscle their way into the business, according to the police.• Guliaggi and Norrejo are muscling their way through the mob.

2 muscle in phrasal verbphr v INTERFEREto use your power to get involved in or take control of something that someone else was doing, especially in business – used to show disapproval 强行控制[干预]〔含贬义〕

Banks are muscling in on the insurance business.

银行也在插手保险业务。

Examples from the Corpus

muscle on• There may also be some junior males trying to muscle in on the dominant male's kingdom.• Two men were killed when members of a rival gang tried to muscle in on their territory.• I'm not going to let Jim muscle in on this deal - let him do his own negotiations.

Examples from the Corpus

muscle• Yield grade is based on the degree of fatness and the degree of muscling.• And for Gingrich to try to muscle anyone would backfire.• At the same time, Rick Zombo was muscling Rob Niedermayer into the crease.

Origin muscle1

(1300-1400) French Latin musculus “little mouse, muscle, mussel”, from mus “mouse”; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin

单词	muscle
释义	muscle Word family adjectivemuscledmusclymuscularmusculousmusculoskeletalnounmusclingmuscularitymusculationmusculaturemusclemanmuscleadverbmuscularly Related topics: Biology, Human mus·cle1 /ˈmʌsəl/ ●●● S2 W3 noun → mussel 1 [countableC, uncountableU]HB one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together 肌肉 Relax your stomach muscles, then stretch again. 放松腹部肌肉，然后再绷紧。 Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles. 经常锻炼有助于强健肌肉。 Rooney has pulled a muscle in his thigh and won’t play tomorrow. 鲁尼大腿肌肉拉伤，明天不能参赛了。 →4 See picture of 见图 HUMAN 1 2 not move a muscle NOT MOVINGto stay completely still 一动不动 The soldier stood without moving a muscle. 那士兵纹丝不动地站着。 Examples from the Corpus not move a muscle• I didn't dare move a muscle. He would have shot me.• I was so scared, I couldn't move a muscle.• The performers didn't move a muscle.• She hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.• It suddenly occurred to them that he had not moved a muscle since they came in.• They will not move a muscle for at least another month or two. 3 [uncountableU]POWER power or influence 实力；影响力 military/economic/political etc muscle The unions have a lot of political muscle. 工会有很大的政治影响力。 The agreement will give the UN some muscle to enforce human rights. 这个协定将赋予联合国一定的权限推进人权保障工作。 4 [uncountableU]STRONG PERSONWORK HARD physical strength and power 体力；力气 It took muscle to work in an old-fashioned kitchen. 在老式厨房里干活很费力。 put some muscle into it (=used to tell someone to work harder) 再加把劲，再努力一下 → flex your muscles at flex1(2) n COLLOCATIONS adjectives big muscles He's developed big arm muscles. hard muscles (=strong, firm muscles) the hard muscles of his back and shoulders arm/leg/stomach etc muscles Her leg muscles ached after the run. rippling muscles (=muscles that move in a strong attractive way) The sight of his rippling muscles sends women wild. verbs use your muscles Bend your knees and use your thigh muscles when picking up heavy objects. strengthen/build up your muscles (=make them stronger) If you strengthen the muscles in your back you are less likely to have back problems. pull/strain a muscle (=injure it) He pulled a muscle in his calf. stretch your muscles It’s a good idea to stretch your muscles after weight lifting. flex your muscles (=bend your arm muscles so that people can see how strong you are) He was lifting weights and flexing his muscles. relax your muscles (=make them feel less tight) A hot bath will help relax sore muscles. tense/tighten your muscles (=make them more tight) He tensed his stomach muscles, ready for the blow. your muscles contract (=tighten so that you can move a part of your body) These nerves tell the muscles when to contract. your muscles ache (=hurt after being exercised too much) I ran until my muscles ached. muscle + NOUN muscle strength/power This exercise will help increase muscle strength. muscle tone (=the firmness of your muscles) Swimming is good exercise for improving muscle tone. a muscle spasm (=when your muscles tighten suddenly) The drug helps control painful muscle spasms. muscle tissue (=the substance that muscles are made from) If you lose weight too quickly you will lose muscle tissue as well as fat. Examples from the Corpus muscle• The group strengthened like a muscle.• The joint and muscle were all right.• Panetta used his muscle to keep the budget agreement intact.• U.S. military muscle• They had to cut out seven inches of muscle in my legs.• There may also be numbness or muscle weakness occurring in a segmental pattern.• The Republicans do not have the political muscle to prevent the treaty being rejected by Congress.• The government has for years been trying to destroy the muscle of the trade unions.• Hanson Trust has the muscle to buy up some of America's biggest companies.• His body tightened, the muscles drawing in on themselves.• This exercise works the muscles of your leg.• Now, leg stretched and r-o-l-l back those muscles.• The trapezius muscle group is kite-shaped and basically pulls the head and the shoulders back.• Low vitamin D also is associated with muscle weakness, which could contribute to a fall. stomach muscles• Using his arms and stomach muscles, trying to keep his chest still, he sat.• A day later, the tissue was inserted between stomach muscles, just above the bellybutton, where blood supply is plentiful.• Byrd had his arm broken, Noville had his stomach muscles torn.• For instance, stomach muscles propel the motion on forward and backward rolls.• My stomach muscles were up to it, but I didn't want to lose any more teeth.• Northern's biggest setback came with the loss of midfield maestro Deryck Fox with pulled stomach muscles.• The children are given practice in tensing and relaxing major muscle groups of their body, starting with the stomach muscles. military/economic/political etc muscle• He began to flex his political muscles.• But they will just as surely have died because they were too weak in political muscle to be able to fight back.• At least in Baja California, real estate should remain a prime factor in building new economic muscle.• And it says something about the amount of political muscle the Chamber has, too.• Second, when they are raised, they are resolved according to the simple criterion of political muscle power.• But by this time the North had begun to flex its superior economic muscles.• Big operators have the political muscle to win development permits. took muscle• Fire took muscle, bone, and brains. muscle2 verb 1 muscle your way into/through etc something to use your strength to go somewhere 使劲挤出一条路 Joe and Tony muscled their way through the crowd. 乔和托尼使劲挤过人群。 Examples from the Corpus muscle your way into/through etc something• But other alleged triad leaders used violence to muscle their way into the business, according to the police.• Guliaggi and Norrejo are muscling their way through the mob. 2 muscle in phrasal verbphr v INTERFEREto use your power to get involved in or take control of something that someone else was doing, especially in business – used to show disapproval 强行控制[干预]〔含贬义〕 on Banks are muscling in on the insurance business. 银行也在插手保险业务。 Examples from the Corpus muscle on• There may also be some junior males trying to muscle in on the dominant male's kingdom.• Two men were killed when members of a rival gang tried to muscle in on their territory.• I'm not going to let Jim muscle in on this deal - let him do his own negotiations. Examples from the Corpus muscle• Yield grade is based on the degree of fatness and the degree of muscling.• And for Gingrich to try to muscle anyone would backfire.• At the same time, Rick Zombo was muscling Rob Niedermayer into the crease. Origin muscle1 (1300-1400) French Latin musculus “little mouse, muscle, mussel”, from mus “mouse”; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin
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