muscle

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.他在镜子里摆姿势，弯曲肌肉。
- 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.收缩放松手指的肌肉几次。
- 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.他感到身体的每一块肌肉都绷紧了。
- He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still).他一动不动地站着。
- Lift weights to build muscle.举重锻炼肌肉。
- muscle fibre/tissue/mass肌肉纤维/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.你应该在运动前拉伸，以避免肌肉损伤。
- muscle verb
  Don't let that bully muscle in on your success!不要让那个恶棍妨碍你的成功！
- mussel noun
  Grandad's mussel linguine recipe was absolutely mouth-watering.爷爷的贻贝意面食谱绝对令人垂涎。
Collocations Injuries
Injuries身体损伤Being injured受伤
- have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg伤到脚踝／背／大腿
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist扭伤脚踝／手腕
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
- fracture/crack your skull头盖骨破裂
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
- burst/perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries治疗伤病
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches需要缝针；缝针；拆线
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy接受物理疗法
- The disease puts strain on the heart muscle.这种疾病使心肌紧张。
- 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
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，但却缺乏老选手的体力。
- I exerted every ounce of my miserable muscle power.我用尽了我可怜的肌肉力量。
[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力量。
- This show gives the artist the chance to flex his creative muscle.这场表演给了艺术家展示自己创造力的机会。
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词源late Middle English: from French, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).