sinews

英 [ˈsɪnjuːz]

美

n.  肌腱; 力量的来源; 关键环节; 要害之处
sinew的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 肌腱;筋
  Asinewis a cord in your body that connects a muscle to a bone.
  1. ...the sinews of the neck.
     脖子上的肌腱

双语例句

• Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
  充满精力的；特别是难以咀嚼的。
• But shame was his loom, and the softening of the sinews was his thread.
  但北风以羞耻当织机，软弱的肌肉当纱线。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• The athletes were so nervous that we could see all their sinews tense.
  运动员非常紧张，以至我们能看到他们紧绷的肌肉。
• His sinews stiffened themselves in tense readiness.
  在紧张的准备状态下他的肌肉绷得紧紧的。
• The sinews of his arm were tense.
  他胳臂肌肉很结实。
• But I'd guess sinews of some very powerful material.
  但我猜是某种非常有力的肌肉。
• Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
  竟能捻搓成你心脏的肌腱？
• Muscles need strong sinews to work effectively.
  肌肉需要强壮的肌腱才能有效工作。
• Money is the sinews of love, as of war.& George Farquhar, Irish dramatist
  金钱是爱情的支柱，犹如金钱是战争的支柱一样。爱尔兰剧作家法夸尔