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N-VAR
肌肉
A muscle is a piece of tissue inside your body which connects two bones and which you use when you make a movement.
例句
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。
He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...
他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
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N-UNCOUNT
力量;实力;威信
If you say that someone has muscle, you mean that they have power and influence, which enables them to do difficult things.
例句
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。
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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PHRASE
显示实力;小试身手
If a group, organization, or country flexes its muscles, it does something to impress or frighten people, in order to show them that it has power and is considering using it.
例句
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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PHRASE
动一下;动一动
If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
例句
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。