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

• 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）
• But I'd guess sinews of some very powerful material.
  但我猜是某种非常有力的肌肉。
• His sinews stiffened themselves in tense readiness.
  在紧张的准备状态下他的肌肉绷得紧紧的。
• The sinews of his arm were tense.
  他胳臂肌肉很结实。
• Could seize the sinews of thy heart?
  能扭成你的心脏和肌肉？
• Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
  充满精力的；特别是难以咀嚼的。
• The treatment group were treated by acupuncture meridian sinews node method, the control group with routine acupuncture.
  治疗组采用针刺经筋结点的方法，对照组采用常规针刺法。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
  金钱是爱情的支柱，犹如金钱是战争的支柱一样。
• 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；