sinew
noun /ˈsɪnjuː/
/ˈsɪnjuː/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] a strong band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone
肌腱 - [usually plural] (literary) a source of strength or power
力量的来源；关键环节；要害之处 - the sinews of economic life
经济生活的支柱
- the sinews of economic life
词源Old English sin(e)we ‘tendon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeen and German Sehne.
Idioms
strain every sinew/nerve (to do something)
- to try as hard as you can to do something
竭尽全力（做某事） - He strained very sinew to snatch victory from defeat.
他竭尽全力从失败中夺取胜利。
- He strained very sinew to snatch victory from defeat.