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）
• The sinews of his arm were tense.
  他胳臂肌肉很结实。
• 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。
• Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
  竟能捻搓成你心脏的肌腱？
• Money is the sinews of love, as of war.& George Farquhar, Irish dramatist
  金钱是爱情的支柱，犹如金钱是战争的支柱一样。爱尔兰剧作家法夸尔
• Could seize the sinews of thy heart?
  能扭成你的心脏和肌肉？
• Money is the sinews of war.
  金钱是战争的支柱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。