英语词汇“sinew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sinew
释义	sin·ew I. \ˈsi(ˌ)nyü also ÷ ˈsi(ˌ)nü\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English sinwe, senewe, from Old English sinu, seonu; akin to Middle Dutch senewe sinew, Old High German senawa, Old Norse sin sinew, Middle Irish sīn chain, Latin seta, saeta bristle, Greek himas leather strap, thong, Sanskrit syati, sinati he binds, straps 1. : tendon; especially : one dressed for use as a cord or thread < his linden cradle … safely bound with reindeer sinews — H.W.Longfellow > 2. obsolete : nerve 3. a. : solid resilient strength : power, force < to espouse democratic government demands intellectual and moral sinew as well as armies and good feeling — G.K.Chalmers > < a solidly constructed novel, a tale with thews and sinews — William McFee > b. : the chief supporting force : mainstay — usually used in plural < equipment … providing the sinews of better living — Sam Pollock > c. : financial or material resources — usually used in the phrase sinews of war II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to run through as if with sinews in order to make strong < no ordinary belt … because it is sinewed with finely stranded airplane-type steel cables — Newsweek > 2. : to give force or solidity to : strengthen < serve to sinew the state in times of danger — Oliver Goldsmith >
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