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。
• 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；
• 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）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Money is the sinews of war.
  金钱是战争的支柱。
• The athletes waited, with all their sinews tensed.
  运动员都在等待着，全身肌肉十分紧张。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。