mus·cle

noun

/ˈmʌsl/

[countable, uncountable] a piece of body tissue that you make tight and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body肌肉；肌
- a calf/neck/thigh muscle 小腿／脖颈／大腿肌肉
- All of this put strain on the heart muscle.所有这些都会给心肌带来压力。
- to pull/tear/strain a muscle拉伤／撕裂／扭伤肌肉
- He poses and flexes his muscles in the mirror.他对着镜子绷紧肌肉摆造型。
- This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。
- Contract and relax the muscles in your fingers a few times.收缩并放松手指肌肉几次。
- She tried to relax her tense muscles.她尽力放松紧绷的肌肉。
- He felt every muscle in his body tighten.他感觉全身的每一块肌肉都绷紧了。
- He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still).他纹丝不动。
- Lift weights to build muscle.举重以锻炼肌肉。
- muscle fibre/tissue/mass肌纤维；肌肉组织／质量
see also abductor (2), adductor, ciliary muscle, extensor, flexor, gluteus, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
Homophones muscle | mussel
muscle mussel
/ˈmʌsl/

/ˈmʌsl/
- muscle noun
  You should stretch before exercise to avoid muscle injuries.运动前应进行伸展运动，以避免肌肉受伤。
- muscle verb
  Don't let that bully muscle in on your success!不要让那个恶霸影响你的成功！
- mussel noun
  Grandad's mussel linguine recipe was absolutely mouth-watering.爷爷的贻贝扁面条食谱绝对令人垂涎欲滴。
Collocations Injuries
InjuriesBeing injured
- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
Treating injuries
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Extra Examples
- The disease puts strain on the heart muscle.这种疾病会给心肌带来压力。
- His muscles rippled beneath his T-shirt as he worked.干活时，他 T 恤衫底下的肌肉也跟着起伏。
- I laughed so hard I almost pulled a muscle.我笑得差点儿拉伤了肌肉。
- I walked up and down the aisle to stretch my cramped muscles.我在楼道里走来走去，舒展我痉挛的肌肉。
- Learn how to relax tense muscles.要学会如何放松紧张的肌肉。
- Lifting weights sculpts muscle.举重能为肌肉塑形。
- Suddenly my sore muscles protested and I let out a groan.我的肌肉突然酸痛难忍，我不由得哼了一声。
- The muscles in my face tensed.我脸上的肌肉绷紧了。
- diet supplements to build muscle增强肌肉的饮食补充剂
- the muscles controlling speech production控制发声的肌肉
Topics Bodyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hard
- powerful
- strong
- …
verb + muscle
- clench
- contract
- flex
- …
muscle + verb
- ache
- burn
- hurt
- …
muscle + noun
- cell
- fibre/fiber
- tissue
- …
preposition
- muscle in
[uncountable] physical strength体力
- He's an intelligent player but lacks the muscle of older competitors.他是个聪明的选手，但缺乏老选手的体力。
- I exerted every ounce of my miserable muscle power.我使出了我可怜的每一分肌肉力量。
[uncountable] the power and influence to make others do what you want权力；威信；影响力
- to exercise political/industrial/financial muscle 运用在政治／产业／金融界的影响力
- The countries tried to flex their collective muscle.这些国家试图展示他们的集体影响力。
- This show gives the artist the chance to flex his creative muscle.这个展览给了艺术家展示他的创造力的机会。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).