muscle

1. N-VAR A muscle is a piece of tissue inside your body that connects two bones and which you use when you make a movement. 肌肉

Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems. 保持強壯有力的肌肉有助於防範背疾。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone has muscle, you mean that they have power and influence, which enables them to do difficult things. 影響力

Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law. 艾森豪威爾施展了他的影響力來說服國會脩改該法律。

3. PHRASE 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. 顯示實力

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一展雄威，對腐敗案件進行了嚴懲。

4. PHRASE If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still. 動一下

He stood without moving a muscle, unable to believe what his eyes saw so plainly. 他一動也不動地站著，不敢相信自己的眼睛。