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 I'd guess sinews of some very powerful material.
  但我猜是某种非常有力的肌肉。
• Muscles need strong sinews to work effectively.
  肌肉需要强壮的肌腱才能有效工作。
• 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；
• 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。
• Bones may be broken but not sinews because we are fellow compatriot. Between us, there no not that can not be untied.
  所谓打断骨头还连着筋，同胞之间、手足之情，没有解不开的结。
• 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。
• Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
  竟能捻搓成你心脏的肌腱？
• 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。
• Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue ( Izaak Walton)
  良友和益言是美德的源泉（艾萨克沃尔顿）