flex
verb /fleks/
/fleks/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they flex | /fleks/ /fleks/ |
| he / she / it flexes | /ˈfleksɪz/ /ˈfleksɪz/ |
| past simple flexed | /flekst/ /flekst/ |
| past participle flexed | /flekst/ /flekst/ |
| -ing form flexing | /ˈfleksɪŋ/ /ˈfleksɪŋ/ |
- flex (something) to bend, move or stretch an arm or a leg, or pull a muscle tight, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity
屈伸，活动（四肢或肌肉，尤指为准备体力活动） - to flex your fingers/feet/legs
活动手指／双脚／双腿 - He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles.
他站在游泳池旁活动肌肉。
词源verb early 16th cent.: from Latin flex- ‘bent’, from the verb flectere. - to flex your fingers/feet/legs
Idioms
flex your muscles
- to show somebody how powerful you are, especially as a warning or threat
显示实力，炫耀力量（尤指作为警告或威胁）
