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。
• 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。
• They may wish to fight, but they lack the money which provides the sinews of war.
  他们也许想打，但是缺乏购置军备的经费。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• The athletes waited, with all their sinews tensed.
  运动员都在等待着，全身肌肉十分紧张。
• 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。
• But I'd guess sinews of some very powerful material.
  但我猜是某种非常有力的肌肉。
• 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；
• Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
  竟能捻搓成你心脏的肌腱？
• 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。