| 单词 | flex |
| 释义 | flex['fleks]vt. 弯曲, 伸缩, 折曲vi. 弯曲n. 屈曲, 折曲【医】 屈 flex flex AHD: [flµks] D.J. [fleks]K.K. [flWks]v.（动词） flexed,flex.ing,flex.es v.tr.（及物动词）1. To bend (something pliant or elastic).使（柔韧的或有弹性的东西）弯曲2. To bend (a joint).屈曲（关节）3. To bend (a joint) repeatedly.反复屈曲（关节）4. To contract (a muscle, for example).收缩（如肌肉）5. To move by muscular control:通过肌肉调节而运动：“Sandy flexes his brow characteristically, one of those Latin gestures reflecting something too delicate or imprecise to say”(&b{Scott Turow})“山迪颇具特色地皱了皱眉头，这是一种拉丁人对微妙说不清的事情的暗示”(斯科特·图罗)6. To exhibit or show off the strength of:显示或炫耀…的力量：“They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility”(&b{Howard Kaplan})“自从那次显示他们战无不胜的闪电似的六日战以来已有六年了”(霍华德·卡普兰)v.intr.（不及物动词）To bend:弯曲：“His hands flexed nervously as he spoke”(&b{Mary McCarthy})“他说话时手紧张地攥着”(玛丽·麦卡锡)n.（名词）1. Chiefly British Flexible insulated electric cord.【多用于英国】 花线，皮线：软的绝缘电线2. The act or an instance of flexing; a bending.弯曲：弯曲的行为或实例；弯曲3. Pliancy; flexibility:柔韧性；弹性：“‘Resolution’ has none of that modern flex we favor, with generous, built-in amounts of ‘maybe’”(&b{Melvin Maddocks})“‘果断’没有我们所推崇的现代弹性的意味，即说一大堆暗含‘也许’的话”(梅尔文·马多克斯)习惯用语:flex (one's) muscles【非正式用语】 To exhibit or show off one's strength.显示或炫耀（某人的）力量语源:Latin flectere flex- [to bend] 拉丁语 flectere flex- [弯曲] flex- flex- pref.（前缀）Variant of flexi- flexi-的变体 |
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