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flex AHD[flĕks] D.J.[fleks]K.K.[flɛks]v.(动词)flexed, flex.ing, flex.es v.tr.(及物动词)- To bend (something pliant or elastic).使(柔韧的或有弹性的东西)弯曲
- To bend (a joint).屈曲(关节)
- To bend (a joint) repeatedly.反复屈曲(关节)
- To contract (a muscle, for example).收缩(如肌肉)
- 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"(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)
- 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"(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"(Mary McCarthy)“他说话时手紧张地攥着”(玛丽·麦卡锡)
n.(名词)- Chiefly British Flexible insulated electric cord.【多用于英国】 花线,皮线:软的绝缘电线
- The act or an instance of flexing; a bending.弯曲:弯曲的行为或实例;弯曲
- Pliancy; flexibility:柔韧性;弹性:“‘Resolution’ has none of that modern flex we favor, with generous, built-in amounts of ‘maybe’”(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)
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
- Latin flectere flex- [to bend] 拉丁语 flectere flex- [弯曲]
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