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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...
保持肌肉強壯發達有利于預防背部疾病。
He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...
他的大腿肌肉拉傷了，疼得很。
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N-UNCOUNT
力量;實力;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...
艾森豪威爾用他的影響力說服國會修改了該項法律。
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，所有的女性都被建議在指定日期從銀行取走她們的錢，以展示女性群體的經濟實力。
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PHRASE
顯示實力;小試身手
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.
公平交易委員會最近在顯示威力，嚴厲打擊腐敗事件。
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PHRASE
動一下;動一動
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.
他站在那里一動不動，不能相信眼前如此清清楚楚看到的一切。