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.- ...the sinews of the neck.
脖子上的肌腱
- ...the sinews of the neck.
双语例句
- Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
竟能捻搓成你心脏的肌腱? - 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 - Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
你以皮肉为衣给我穿上,以筋骨接络我; - Money is the sinews of war.
金钱是战争的支柱。 - Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
充满精力的;特别是难以咀嚼的。 - 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。 - The athletes waited, with all their sinews tensed.
运动员都在等待着,全身肌肉十分紧张。 - They may wish to fight, but they lack the money which provides the sinews of war.
他们也许想打,但是缺乏购置军备的经费。 - The vast man in whom you are all but cells and sinews;
在巨人当中,你只不过是微小的细胞和筋腱; - While other people stiffen their sinews with something stronger, the English constitution merely demands tea.
别国的人用更烈性的东西来增强体力,但英国人的体质却只需要茶。