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

• Could seize the sinews of thy heart?
  能扭成你的心脏和肌肉？
• The treatment group were treated by acupuncture meridian sinews node method, the control group with routine acupuncture.
  治疗组采用针刺经筋结点的方法，对照组采用常规针刺法。
• They continue to supply the sinews of war to our beloved country.
  他们继续向我们亲爱的祖国提供军费。
• Muscles need strong sinews to work effectively.
  肌肉需要强壮的肌腱才能有效工作。
• The athletes waited, with all their sinews tensed.
  运动员都在等待着，全身肌肉十分紧张。
• Money is the sinews of war.
  金钱是战争的支柱。
• The sinews of his arm were tense.
  他胳臂肌肉很结实。
• 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。
• Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
  充满精力的；特别是难以咀嚼的。
• A walk up one flight of stairs from the ground floor to the mezzanine level reveals one of the sinews of trade between China and Africa-that of the lively business in mobile phones.
  从底层上一段楼梯，到了一二楼的夹层，这段路程充分揭示了中非贸易的原动力生机勃勃的手机生意。