学个词Learn a Word 第954期 Muscle

今天我们要学的词是muscle。 Muscle, 大家都知道，是肌肉的意思，但除此之外，muscle还可以用来指权力、实力，比如说， military muscle, 军事实力；political muscle 政治实力。 "The team signed the veteran running back to prop¹ up its offensive muscle," 球队找来这个老练的跑锋，加强球队的进攻实力。 "He decided² to flex³ his political muscle in order to get the bill passed," 他决心施展自己的政治实力，努力让议案得到通过。 "The army is showing its military muscle through the exercises," 陆军部队通过军事演习展示自己的军事实力。好的，今天我们学习的词是muscle...

 

1 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。