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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

muscular pain
a tall, muscular man
He had broad shoulders and muscular arms.
He kept his firm muscular body in shape with an hour's run every morning.
It requires a lot of muscular control.
She liked men who were tall and muscular.
You should see him, he's really muscular.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He was a large, quiet man with the most amazing muscular development I have ever seen.
He was looking right at me as he said all this: handsome, muscular, preppy.
Involuntarily, Margaret thought of Jack's muscular body last night.
It is a muscular organ, which, when it contracts, forces the urine down the urethra.
The child with high myopia is also at risk of further visual deterioration from muscular haemorrhage or retinal detachment.
The older boy, leaner and more muscular, has shorter hair and a small skull-cap which may conceal a tonsure.
The trouble is that anything you do, nomatterwhat, will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse.
They lay side by side, doing their relaxation exercises - deep breathing and total muscular relaxation from the feet up.

THESAURUShaving a strong body► strong

having a lot of physical strength: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· You open it – you’re stronger than I am.

► powerful

very strong – used about someone’s body, arms, muscles etc: · his big powerful shoulders· He was a tall man with a powerful physique.

► muscular

having big muscles and looking strong: · She liked men who were big and muscular.· He had a firm muscular body.

► well-built

a well-built man is strong and tall and has a big body: · Police say the man they are looking for is 36 years old, 6 feet tall, and well-built.

► hunky

informal strong and attractive: · She married hunky Hollywood star Brad Pitt.· He looks hunky, but he’s not really my type.

Longman Language Activatorhaving a strong body► strong

someone who is strong has big muscles and can lift heavy things, do a lot of physical work etc: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· Unless you have very strong arms, get a workman to do the drilling for you.big and strong: · Sarah's big and strong, just like the men she works with.as strong as an ox (=very strong): · Twenty years of working in the steel mill had made him as strong as an ox.

► powerful

very strong - use this about someone's body, arms, muscles etc: · He was a tall man with a powerful physique.

► muscular

someone who is muscular looks strong because you can see that they have big muscles: · She liked men who were tall and muscular.· He had broad shoulders and muscular arms.· He kept his firm muscular body in shape with an hour's run every morning.

► well-built

a well-built man is strong and tall in an attractive way: · A well-built young man in uniform came to our table and asked the time.· Witnesses have described the attacker as white, six feet tall and well-built.

► strapping

a strapping young man or young woman is strong, tall, and looks healthy and active: · She remembered Martin as a strapping youth with a big appetite.· The farmer's daughters were a fine pair of strapping young girls.

► brawny

strong, with big muscles - use this especially to talk about someone who looks physically strong rather than intelligent: · The gardener's assistant arrived -- a brawny youth who never said a word.· He had a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, and heavy legs.

WORD SETS► Biology

aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► muscular build

· These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.

► muscular chest

(=with big muscles)· His chest was tanned and muscular.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· The older boy, leaner and more muscular, has shorter hair and a small skull-cap which may conceal a tonsure.· No mistaking her-a taller, more muscular version of Kathy.· A smooth young man's body, more muscular than she had expected.· She performed her hit Music, looking more muscular than ever.· The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed syllables.· A long, sleek C-pillar gave the car a more muscular look and the side scoops became bigger and wider.· The boy's body will take on the squarer, more muscular appearance of manhood.

NOUN► body

· But for some reason the thought of dark, obsidian eyes and a powerful, muscular body kept getting in the way.· Involuntarily, Margaret thought of Jack's muscular body last night.· She lost her balance and fell against him, feeling the muscular body tense and brace itself to stop her falling further.· He followed her down, trapping her against the upholstered arm and his hard muscular body.· He is good-looking with floppy black hair, brown eyes and a lean muscular body.

► build

· I agree with points raised in the correspondence regarding muscular build raising suspicion of abuse.

► dystrophy

· Claims must be made within two years of the child's birth, or four in the case of muscular dystrophy.· In the early 1980s, her son Peter died at 15 of muscular dystrophy.· Absence of the carboxy terminus of dystrophin is associated with severe phenotypes in most muscular dystrophy patients.· Sufian had one client with muscular dystrophy who needed to take every Wednesday off work, so he could rest his muscles.· In only a few cases, such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, has the gene and its protein been identified.· In 1847 he described two boys with what was obviously pseudo-hypertrophic muscular dystrophy, described twenty-one years later by Guillaume Duchenne.· He has raised money for muscular dystrophy charities.· The researchers hope that their results will allow them to initiate studies in humans with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

► leg

· Her nightgown had ridden up around her waist, and she enjoyed feeling his hard, muscular legs entwined around hers.· He looked well-built, with barrel chest, thin waist, and long, thin, muscular legs and pronounced knee bulges.· A muscular leg came up and trapped hers beneath it.· Major Hartley-Harrington's widow was a big, brusque woman, with muscular legs and a nose she could look down.

► man

· The other was a heavily-built, muscular man with a lobster nose and none of his sister's lost beauty.· With the silky cover beneath her back, Virginia blinked up at the dark, muscular man above her.· He was a heavy muscular man of about sixty.

► tension

· Not only had he spotted excessive muscular tension throughout his body, but now he thought he knew how to correct it.· A trained and skilled practitioner can tailor a session to treat insomnia by reducing muscular tension and promoting relaxation.· We start to lose control of our minds in the same way that muscular tension is often out of our control.· The trouble is that anything you do, nomatterwhat, will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse.· This always increases muscular tension which is the very opposite of what you are trying to achieve.· But holding these positions creates muscular tension which, ultimately, replaces one habit with another.· They make no attempt to explore the cause of those tears, concentrating instead on living without muscular tension.· This will ease the muscular tension in the neck so that the chin drops towards the chest.

单词	muscular
释义	muscularmus‧cu‧lar /ˈmʌskjələ $ -ər/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES muscular pain a tall, muscular man He had broad shoulders and muscular arms. He kept his firm muscular body in shape with an hour's run every morning. It requires a lot of muscular control. She liked men who were tall and muscular. You should see him, he's really muscular. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He was a large, quiet man with the most amazing muscular development I have ever seen. He was looking right at me as he said all this: handsome, muscular, preppy. Involuntarily, Margaret thought of Jack's muscular body last night. It is a muscular organ, which, when it contracts, forces the urine down the urethra. The child with high myopia is also at risk of further visual deterioration from muscular haemorrhage or retinal detachment. The older boy, leaner and more muscular, has shorter hair and a small skull-cap which may conceal a tonsure. The trouble is that anything you do, nomatterwhat, will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse. They lay side by side, doing their relaxation exercises - deep breathing and total muscular relaxation from the feet up. Thesaurus THESAURUShaving a strong body► strong having a lot of physical strength: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· You open it – you’re stronger than I am. ► powerful very strong – used about someone’s body, arms, muscles etc: · his big powerful shoulders· He was a tall man with a powerful physique. ► muscular having big muscles and looking strong: · She liked men who were big and muscular.· He had a firm muscular body. ► well-built a well-built man is strong and tall and has a big body: · Police say the man they are looking for is 36 years old, 6 feet tall, and well-built. ► hunky informal strong and attractive: · She married hunky Hollywood star Brad Pitt.· He looks hunky, but he’s not really my type. Longman Language Activatorhaving a strong body► strong someone who is strong has big muscles and can lift heavy things, do a lot of physical work etc: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· Unless you have very strong arms, get a workman to do the drilling for you.big and strong: · Sarah's big and strong, just like the men she works with.as strong as an ox (=very strong): · Twenty years of working in the steel mill had made him as strong as an ox. ► powerful very strong - use this about someone's body, arms, muscles etc: · He was a tall man with a powerful physique. ► muscular someone who is muscular looks strong because you can see that they have big muscles: · She liked men who were tall and muscular.· He had broad shoulders and muscular arms.· He kept his firm muscular body in shape with an hour's run every morning. ► well-built a well-built man is strong and tall in an attractive way: · A well-built young man in uniform came to our table and asked the time.· Witnesses have described the attacker as white, six feet tall and well-built. ► strapping a strapping young man or young woman is strong, tall, and looks healthy and active: · She remembered Martin as a strapping youth with a big appetite.· The farmer's daughters were a fine pair of strapping young girls. ► brawny strong, with big muscles - use this especially to talk about someone who looks physically strong rather than intelligent: · The gardener's assistant arrived -- a brawny youth who never said a word.· He had a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, and heavy legs. WORD SETS► Biology aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► muscular build · These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build. ► muscular chest (=with big muscles)· His chest was tanned and muscular. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · The older boy, leaner and more muscular, has shorter hair and a small skull-cap which may conceal a tonsure.· No mistaking her-a taller, more muscular version of Kathy.· A smooth young man's body, more muscular than she had expected.· She performed her hit Music, looking more muscular than ever.· The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed syllables.· A long, sleek C-pillar gave the car a more muscular look and the side scoops became bigger and wider.· The boy's body will take on the squarer, more muscular appearance of manhood. NOUN► body · But for some reason the thought of dark, obsidian eyes and a powerful, muscular body kept getting in the way.· Involuntarily, Margaret thought of Jack's muscular body last night.· She lost her balance and fell against him, feeling the muscular body tense and brace itself to stop her falling further.· He followed her down, trapping her against the upholstered arm and his hard muscular body.· He is good-looking with floppy black hair, brown eyes and a lean muscular body. ► build · I agree with points raised in the correspondence regarding muscular build raising suspicion of abuse. ► dystrophy · Claims must be made within two years of the child's birth, or four in the case of muscular dystrophy.· In the early 1980s, her son Peter died at 15 of muscular dystrophy.· Absence of the carboxy terminus of dystrophin is associated with severe phenotypes in most muscular dystrophy patients.· Sufian had one client with muscular dystrophy who needed to take every Wednesday off work, so he could rest his muscles.· In only a few cases, such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, has the gene and its protein been identified.· In 1847 he described two boys with what was obviously pseudo-hypertrophic muscular dystrophy, described twenty-one years later by Guillaume Duchenne.· He has raised money for muscular dystrophy charities.· The researchers hope that their results will allow them to initiate studies in humans with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. ► leg · Her nightgown had ridden up around her waist, and she enjoyed feeling his hard, muscular legs entwined around hers.· He looked well-built, with barrel chest, thin waist, and long, thin, muscular legs and pronounced knee bulges.· A muscular leg came up and trapped hers beneath it.· Major Hartley-Harrington's widow was a big, brusque woman, with muscular legs and a nose she could look down. ► man · The other was a heavily-built, muscular man with a lobster nose and none of his sister's lost beauty.· With the silky cover beneath her back, Virginia blinked up at the dark, muscular man above her.· He was a heavy muscular man of about sixty. ► tension · Not only had he spotted excessive muscular tension throughout his body, but now he thought he knew how to correct it.· A trained and skilled practitioner can tailor a session to treat insomnia by reducing muscular tension and promoting relaxation.· We start to lose control of our minds in the same way that muscular tension is often out of our control.· The trouble is that anything you do, nomatterwhat, will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse.· This always increases muscular tension which is the very opposite of what you are trying to achieve.· But holding these positions creates muscular tension which, ultimately, replaces one habit with another.· They make no attempt to explore the cause of those tears, concentrating instead on living without muscular tension.· This will ease the muscular tension in the neck so that the chin drops towards the chest. 1having large strong muscles: She was fast and strong, with a slender, muscular body. He’s very muscular.► see thesaurus at strong2concerning or affecting the muscles: muscular injuries—muscularity /ˌmʌskjəˈlærəti/ noun [uncountable]
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