Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2314
muscle
肌肉
one of the contractile organs of the body
- 1.
one of the contractile organs of the body
身体的一个收缩器官
- 2.
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
主要由收缩细胞组成的动物组织
- 3.
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
作为打手或保镖的恶霸
肌肉组织；打手；（受雇的）保镖；身体的一个收缩器官；主要由收缩细胞组成的动物组织；作为打手或保镖的恶霸
In use
After the run, every muscle in my legs ached.
Strength training makes your muscles stronger.
The store owner hired muscle to stand by the door at night.
build muscle
此处muscle用作不可数名词，指肌肉力量。
He exercises every day to build muscle.
他每天锻炼以增强肌肉。
pull a muscle
此处muscle是可数名词，指具体的肌肉。
She pulled a muscle while running.
她跑步时拉伤了一块肌肉。
be the muscle for
此义项中muscle为可数名词，常搭配定冠词。
The bodyguard was the muscle for the businessman.
Connections
Collocations
- pull a muscle
- 拉伤肌肉
- I pulled a muscle in my leg while running.我跑步时拉伤了腿上的肌肉。
- build muscle
- 锻炼肌肉
- He goes to the gym every day to build muscle.他每天去健身房锻炼肌肉。
- muscle pain
- 肌肉疼痛
- After the workout, she felt some muscle pain.锻炼后，她感到有些肌肉疼痛。
- muscle strength
- 肌肉力量
- Regular exercise improves muscle strength.定期锻炼可以提高肌肉力量。
- muscle tissue
- 肌肉组织
- The biopsy showed healthy muscle tissue.活检显示健康的肌肉组织。
- muscle spasm
- 肌肉痉挛
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将muscle联想为mouse（老鼠），想象老鼠在皮下跑动形成肌肉收缩，助记拼写与意义。
Context & Register
医学解剖、健身、生物学语境；非正式、黑帮语境（作为打手）
Grammar Note
肌肉为可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words mussel, hustle, tussle, bustle, and rustle all rhyme with muscle, sharing the same /ˈʌsəl/ pronunciation. However, musket does not rhyme; it is pronounced /ˈmʌskɪt/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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