
muscle
词源
源自拉丁语 'musculus',意为“小老鼠”,因肌肉的形状和运动方式类似老鼠而得名。
noun
❶ 肌肉,指人或动物体内由纤维组成的组织,能够收缩和放松,使身体产生运动。
“He has strong muscles from working out every day.”
(他每天锻炼,肌肉很结实。)
“The doctor said I pulled a muscle in my leg.”
(医生说我拉伤了腿部的肌肉。)
❶ 力量或影响力,常用于比喻某人或组织的能力或控制力。
“The company used its financial muscle to buy smaller competitors.”
(这家公司利用其财力收购了较小的竞争对手。)
“He has the political muscle to get things done.”
(他有足够的政治影响力来推动事情完成。)
verb
❶ 用力挤过或强行通过某处,通常指用身体的力量推开或挤过人群或障碍物。
“He muscled his way through the crowd to get to the front.”
(他用力挤过人群,来到前面。)
“She muscled the heavy box onto the shelf.”
(她用力把沉重的箱子搬到了架子上。)
常见短语
muscle in — 强行介入或干涉某事,通常指未经邀请或不受欢迎地参与。
“He tried to muscle in on our business deal.”
(他试图强行介入我们的商业交易。)
muscle memory — 肌肉记忆,指通过反复练习使身体动作变得自动化的能力。
“After years of playing piano, her fingers moved by muscle memory.”
(经过多年的钢琴练习,她的手指动作已经形成了肌肉记忆。)