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

noun | verb

musclemuscle1 /ˈmʌsəl/ ●●● S2 W3 noun

ETYMOLOGYmuscle¹

Origin: 1300-1400 French Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel, from mus mouse; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin

COLLOCATIONS► arm/chest/stomach etc. muscles

My leg muscles hurt the next day.

► muscle tone

Weight lifting will improve your muscle tone (=will make you stronger).

► pulled a muscle

I think I just pulled a muscle (=injured a muscle).

► military/financial/political muscle

The unions have a lot of political muscle.

► using ... muscle

The large stores are using their muscle to get their share of the market.

► takes some muscle

It takes some muscle to paddle a canoe.

1[countable, uncountable] science, biology one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that join bones together and make your body move: Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles. Muscle weighs more than fat.arm/chest/stomach etc. muscles My leg muscles hurt the next day. Weight lifting will improve your muscle tone (=will make you stronger). I think I just pulled a muscle (=injured a muscle). muscle tissue2[uncountable] military, political, or financial power or influence: military/financial/political muscle The unions have a lot of political muscle. The large stores are using their muscle to get their share of the market.3[uncountable] physical strength and power: It takes some muscle to paddle a canoe.4[uncountable] slang strong men who are paid to protect or attack someone, especially by criminals [Origin: 1300–1400 French, Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel, from mus mouse; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] → see also flex your muscles at flex (2), not move a muscle at move1 (18)

noun | verb

musclemuscle2 verb

VERB TABLE

muscle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	muscle
	he, she, it	muscles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	muscled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have muscled
	he, she, it	has muscled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had muscled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will muscle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have muscled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am muscling
	he, she, it	is muscling
	you, we, they	are muscling
Past	I, he, she, it	was muscling
	you, we, they	were muscling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been muscling
	he, she, it	has been muscling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been muscling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be muscling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been muscling

COLLOCATIONS► muscled ... way

Two police officers muscled their way through the crowd.

[intransitive, transitive] to use your strength to go somewhere: Two police officers muscled their way through the crowd.muscle in phrasal verb disapproving to use your strength or power to control or influence someone else’s business: muscle in on A rival company was trying to muscle in on his business.