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单词 muscle
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muscle

noun
 
/ˈmʌsl/
/ˈmʌsl/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] a piece of body tissue that you make tight and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body
    • a calf/neck/thigh muscle
    • All of this put strain on the heart muscle.
    • to pull/tear/strain a muscle
    • He poses and flexes his muscles in the mirror.
    • This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.
    • Contract and relax the muscles in your fingers a few times.
    • She tried to relax her tense muscles.
    • He felt every muscle in his body tighten.
    • He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still).
    • Lift weights to build muscle.
    • muscle fibre/tissue/mass
    see also abductor (2), adductor, ciliary muscle, extensor, flexor, gluteus, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
    Homophones muscle | musselmuscle   mussel
    /ˈmʌsl/
    /ˈmʌsl/
    • muscle noun
      • You should stretch before exercise to avoid muscle injuries.
    • muscle verb
      • Don't let that bully muscle in on your success!
    • mussel noun
      • Grandad's mussel linguine recipe was absolutely mouth-watering.
    Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injured
    • have a fall/​an injury
    • receive/​suffer/​sustain a serious injury/​a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/​a gunshot wound
    • hurt/​injure your ankle/​back/​leg
    • damage the brain/​an ankle ligament/​your liver/​the optic nerve/​the skin
    • pull/​strain/​tear a hamstring/​ligament/​muscle/​tendon
    • sprain/​twist your ankle/​wrist
    • break a bone/​your collarbone/​your leg/​three ribs
    • fracture/​crack your skull
    • break/​chip/​knock out/​lose a tooth
    • burst/​perforate your eardrum
    • dislocate your finger/​hip/​jaw/​shoulder
    • bruise/​cut/​graze your arm/​knee/​shoulder
    • burn/​scald yourself/​your tongue
    • bang/​bump/​hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/​head/​knee (on/​against something)
    Treating injuries
    • treat somebody for burns/​a head injury/​a stab wound
    • examine/​clean/​dress/​bandage/​treat a bullet wound
    • repair a damaged/​torn ligament/​tendon/​cartilage
    • amputate/​cut off an arm/​a finger/​a foot/​a leg/​a limb
    • put on/ (formal) apply/​take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/​a bandage
    • need/​require/​put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
    • put on/​rub on/ (formal) apply cream/​ointment/​lotion
    • have/​receive/​undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
    Extra Examples
    • The disease puts strain on the heart muscle.
    • His muscles rippled beneath his T-shirt as he worked.
    • I laughed so hard I almost pulled a muscle.
    • I walked up and down the aisle to stretch my cramped muscles.
    • Learn how to relax tense muscles.
    • Lifting weights sculpts muscle.
    • Suddenly my sore muscles protested and I let out a groan.
    • The muscles in my face tensed.
    • diet supplements to build muscle
    • the muscles controlling speech production
    Topics Bodyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hard
    • powerful
    • strong
    verb + muscle
    • clench
    • contract
    • flex
    muscle + verb
    • ache
    • burn
    • hurt
    muscle + noun
    • cell
    • fibre/​fiber
    • tissue
    preposition
    • muscle in
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] physical strength
    • He's an intelligent player but lacks the muscle of older competitors.
    • I exerted every ounce of my miserable muscle power.
  3. [uncountable] the power and influence to make others do what you want
    • to exercise political/industrial/financial muscle
    • The countries tried to flex their collective muscle.
    • This show gives the artist the chance to flex his creative muscle.
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    • gnaw
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    • herb
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    • hors d’oeuvre
    • hour
    • knack
    • knee
    • kneel
    • knife
    • knight
    • knit
    • knob
    • knock
    • knot
    • know
    • knuckle
    • psalm
    • psephology
    • psychic
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    • psychology
    • wrangle
    • wrap
    • wreath
    • wreck
    • wrench
    • wrestle
    • wriggle
    • wring
    • write
    • wrong
    • bomb
    • climb
    • crumb
    • doubt
    • lamb
    • limb
    • ascent
    • fascinate
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    • scene
    • scissors
    • height
    • right
    • sleigh
    • weight
    • align
    • campaign
    • design
    • foreign
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    • reign
    • unfeigned
    • balmy
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    • calf
    • half
    • yolk
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    • column
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    • damn
    • hymn
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    • two
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).

muscle

verb
/ˈmʌsl/
/ˈmʌsl/
[intransitive, transitive] (especially North American English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they muscle
/ˈmʌsl/
/ˈmʌsl/
he / she / it muscles
/ˈmʌslz/
/ˈmʌslz/
past simple muscled
/ˈmʌsld/
/ˈmʌsld/
past participle muscled
/ˈmʌsld/
/ˈmʌsld/
-ing form muscling
/ˈmʌslɪŋ/
/ˈmʌslɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to move or move something in a particular direction by using your physical strength
    • + adv./prep. He tried to muscle to the front of the line, but was forced back by security staff.
    • muscle somebody/something + adv./prep. He muscled the ball up between two defenders.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).
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