英汉词典

muscle 基本解释

• n. 肌肉；力量
• vt. 加强；使劲搬动；使劲挤出
• vi. 使劲行进

muscle 词态变化

muscle 中文词源

来自拉丁语musculus,小老鼠，肌肉，来自mus,老鼠，词源同mouse,-cul,小词后缀。因古人认为鼓起的肌肉形如跳跃的小老鼠而得名。

muscle 英文词源

muscle

muscle: [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the shellfish because of a similarity in shape and colour, and to ‘muscle’ because the shape and movement of certain muscles beneath the skin, such as the biceps, reminded people of a mouse.

Latin mūsculus ‘mussel’ was borrowed into Old English as muscle or muxle; the -ssspelling began to emerge in the 15th century, inspired by Middle Low German mussel (which came from *muscula, a Vulgar Latin feminization of Latin mūsculus and source of French moule ‘mussel’) and reinforced in the 16th century by the introduction via Old French of muscle for ‘muscle’.

The notion of resemblance to a mouse also lies behind English musk.
=> mouse, mussel

muscle (n.)

late 14c., from Middle French muscle "muscle, sinew" (14c.) and directly from Latin musculus "a muscle," literally "little mouse," diminutive of mus "mouse" (see mouse (n.)).

So called because the shape and movement of some muscles (notably biceps) were thought to resemble mice. The analogy was made in Greek, too, where mys is both "mouse" and "muscle," and its comb. form gives the medical prefix myo-. Compare also Old Church Slavonic mysi "mouse," mysica "arm;" German Maus "mouse; muscle," Arabic 'adalah "muscle," 'adal "field mouse." In Middle English, lacerte, from the Latin word for "lizard," also was used as a word for a muscle.

Musclez & lacertez bene one selfe þing, Bot þe muscle is said to þe fourme of mouse & lacert to þe fourme of a lizard. [Guy de Chauliac, "Grande Chirurgie," c. 1425]

Hence muscular and mousy are relatives, and a Middle English word for "muscular" was lacertous, "lizardy." Figurative sense of "force, violence, threat of violence" is 1930, American English. Muscle car "hot rod" is from 1969.

muscle (v.)

1913, "to accomplish by strength," from muscle (n.). Related: Muscled; muscling. To muscle in is 1929 in underworld slang.

muscle 词组搭配

muscle 英文释义

1. one of the contractile organs of the body

2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

3. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard;

"the druglord had his muscleman to protect him"

4. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way);

"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"

5. muscular strength

muscle 双语例句

1. Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.

艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。

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2. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.

戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。

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3. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.

这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。

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4. They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group.

他们称划船是最佳运动，它可以锻炼每一处主要肌肉群。

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5. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.

人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。

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muscle 实用场景例句

a calf/neck/thigh muscle

小腿 / 脖颈 / 大腿肌肉

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to pull/tear/strain a muscle

拉伤 / 撕裂 / 扭伤肌肉

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This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.

这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。

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He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still) .

他一动不动地站着。

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He's an intelligent player but lacks the muscle of older competitors.

他是个聪明的选手，但却缺乏老对手的体力。

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to exercise political/industrial/financial muscle

运用政治 / 产业 / 金融界影响力

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heavily muscled shoulders

非常强壮的肩膀

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Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems...

保持肌肉强壮发达有利于预防背部疾病。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...

他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。

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Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law...

艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In one town, all the women were urged to remove their money from the banks on an allotted day, to demonstrate women's financial muscle.

在某市，所有的女性都被建议在指定日期从银行取走她们的钱，以展示女性群体的经济实力。

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The Fair Trade Commission has of late been flexing its muscles, cracking down on cases of corruption.

公平交易委员会最近在显示威力，严厉打击腐败事件。

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He stood without moving a muscle, unable to believe what his eyes saw so plainly.

他站在那里一动不动，不能相信眼前如此清清楚楚看到的一切。

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It's hard to imagine sticking Grandma in a centrifuge to protect her muscle mass.

很难想象把老奶奶绑在离心机上保持肌肉会是什么情形.

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The human heart comprises three distinct cell types: cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells.

人的心脏是由心肌细胞 、 内皮细胞和血管平滑肌细胞三种不同的细胞组成的.

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Virtue is the muscle tone that develops from daily and hourly training of a spiritual warrior.

美德是通过不断的精神锻炼而形成的坚实的肌肉.

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This increased resistance causes the muscle work harder to pump the blood through these blood vessels.

血流阻力增加会使心肌增加波动强度以将血液输往全身.

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A muscle in his jaw pulsed angrily.

他下巴的肌肉愤怒地抽动着.

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Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character.

如果你能抵制诱惑,你的性格就会坚强起来.

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We were so tired we couldn't move a muscle.

我们累得动弹不得.

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He is a man of muscle.

他是个大力士.

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A knot sometimes forms in a tired muscle.

疲乏的肌肉上有时会起硬块.

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The heart is made of muscle.

心脏是肌肉组织.

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We will put military muscle into the mutual defence pact.

我们将把兵力加进防御互助条约.

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The muscle fiber of this animal is diseased.

这个动物的肌肉纤维产生了病变.

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I've torn a calf muscle.

我拉伤了小腿肌肉。

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Adrenalin was injected into the muscle.

往肌肉里注射了肾上腺素。

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