muscle

英 ['mʌsl] 美 ['mʌsl]

• n. 肌肉
• v. 硬挤；变硬实

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]肌肉

   (one of) the pieces of elastic material in the body which can tighten to produce movement, especially bending of the joints

2. [U]力量; 实力

   strength or power, especially of the stated kind

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. 强取

   use force to get a share of sth considered advantageous

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 【解】肌，肌肉，肌肉组织
2. <俚>打手，保镖
3. 力气
4. 臂力
5. 舌腭肌
6. 权力，威信，影响力
7. <口>力量，实力
8. 体力，膂力

v. 动词

1. <口>使劲挤出，靠臂力挤过，硬挤，用力挤
2. <口>使劲搬动
3. <口>强使
4. 用强迫手段获得
5. <口>使劲行进，用力挤着前进
6. 发挥膂力
7. 靠体力
8. 使肌肉发达
9. 加强，使变得强硬
10. 强行干涉，粗暴干涉，干涉
11. 强入

adj. 形容词

1. 肌的

英英释义

Noun:

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 drug lord 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. possessing muscular strength

Verb:

1. make one's way by force;

   "He muscled his way into the office"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He strained his muscle in the match.
   他在那次比赛中拉伤了肌肉。
2. The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
   肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He tried to muscle into the club.
   他企图强行加入那个俱乐部。
2. Our competitors have been trying to muscle in for some years .
   几年来，我们的竞争对手一直试图夺取利益。
3. Anyone trying to muscle in on the gang's territory would get his face smashed.
   谁要想挤进这帮家伙的地盘,谁就会挨揍。
4. The dancing lessons will muscle my legs.
   跳舞课会使我的腿部肌肉发达。
5. We should muscle our diplomatic approach.
   我们应加强我们的外交手腕。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Physical exercises develop muscle.
   运动强健肌肉。
2. It'll take a lot of muscle to move this piano.
   搬动这架钢琴得花很大的力气。
3. Those large companies carry a great deal of political muscle.
   那些大公司具有很强的政治力。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. They muscled through a crowd.
   他们用力挤过人群。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. I needed men to muscle chairs and tables.
   我需要男人们来搬运椅子和桌子。
2. A plane muscles its way through the sound barrier.
   一架飞机强行通过音障。
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3. He was suddenly muscled aside as his fellows rushed out.
   在他的同伙冲出去时,他被强行推到一边。

经典引文

• The Fund had used its financial muscle for investments that were radically different.

  出自： S. Brill

• There was heavy-jowled Lambchops..who hired himself out as muscle to the after-hours clubs.

  出自： B. Callaghan

• We muscled the canoe laboriously cross-river to land.

  出自： J. Dickey

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

muscle in (v.+adv.)

强行干预,强行介入; 强行参与控制 use force to control or share control of (a ground activity)
muscle in
Our competitors have been trying to muscle in for some years.

几年来我们的竞争对手一直试图夺取利益。
They muscled in on other's territory.

他们侵占了别人的地盘。
Other criminals have tried to muscle in on the place.

其他罪犯一直想用强制手段夺取这块地盘。

muscle into (v.+prep.)

强行插入 use force into sth
muscle into sth
He muscled into the queue.

他不排队强行加塞。
The man wanted to muscle into the line.

那个男子想强行加塞儿。 muscle sb/sth into sth
He tried to muscle his way into the conversation.

他硬插进来谈话。
Even the years of military training had not muscled him into hardness.

甚至几年的军事操练也未曾使他增强体质。

muscle out of (v.+adv.+prep.)

强行逐出〔赶出〕 use force to take out of
muscle sb out of sth
The staff in this company have muscled Mr. Alger out of office.

该公司全体职员迫使阿尔杰先生辞职。
He was muscled out of the organization.

他被强行逐出那个组织。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• develop muscle 使肌肉发达
• exercise muscle 锻炼肌肉
• loosen muscle 放松肌肉
• pull muscle 拉伤肌肉

形容词+～

• facial muscle 脸部肌肉
• military muscle 军力
• strong muscle 大力

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• muscle in 强占

～+介词

• muscle into 强行插入
• muscle out of 逐出,赶出

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. muscle用作及物动词时意思是“强取”“强推”“使具有力量”“强行进入”“干涉”“侵入”,在方言中,它还表示“用力搬运”,其后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
2. muscle用作不及物动词时,可作“用力挤着走,用力走”解。
3. muscle接in表示“强占”,接into表示“强行插入”,接out of表示“逐出,赶出”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• strength 力气
• brawn (尤指强壮的)肌肉...
• power 力量
• influence 影响
• force 武力
• weight 重量
• sway 摇动
• muscular tissue 肌肉组织
• muscleman 肌肉发达者
• musculus [医] 肌
• heftiness 重
• sinew 肌肉
• muscularity 肌肉发达
• brawniness 肌肉结实