sinew

英 ['s?nju?] 美['s?nju]

GRE暢通詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?sinews;

1. 諧音“死扭，撕扭”----在掰手腕、掰手勁兒、摔跤等與對(duì)方死勁兒扭扯、撕扭的時(shí)候比的不就是肌肉的力量嗎？
2. 諧音“似牛”------跟個(gè)牛似的。

sinew 肌腱，關(guān)鍵，要害

來自古英語 sinu,肌腱，跟鍵，神經(jīng)，來自 Proto-Germanic*sinwo,肌腱，來自 PIE*sne,編織，織線，詞源同 snood,needle,nerve.引申比喻義關(guān)鍵，要害等。

sinew (n.): Old English seonowe, oblique form of nominative sionu "sinew," from Proto-Germanic *senawo (cognates: Old Saxon sinewa, Old Norse sina, Old Frisian sine, Middle Dutch senuwe, Dutch zenuw, Old High German senawa, German Sehne), from PIE root *sai- "to tie, bind" (cognates: Sanskrit snavah "sinew," Avestan snavar, Irish sin "chain").

1. He strained every sinew to help us, but didn't succeed.: 他盡全力幫助我們, 可是沒有成功.

2. All tough sinew, she looked like a hawk eyeing prey.: 她肌肉強(qiáng)健, 看上去像只老鷹盯著它的獵物.

3. Collagen is the main protein of sinew, cartilage, bone and skin.: 膠原是腱、軟骨、骨、皮膚的主要蛋白質(zhì).

4. Deer's tail , sinew , mushrooms , frog's egg, red ginseng.: 鹿肉,鹿鞭,鹿筋, 牛肝菌,裙邊,雪蛤, 紅參.

5. The cores are hard maple , the bellies horn and the backs covered with sinew.: 是典型的使用了角材和動(dòng)物肌腱的木芯復(fù)合弓.