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tendon + connects + [muscle] + to + [bone]
connect...to... 是描述肌腱功能的常用结构。
This tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone.
这条肌腱将小腿肌肉连接到跟骨。
腱
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腱
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
This tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone.
这条肌腱将小腿肌肉连接到跟骨。
肌腱
A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
连接肌肉与骨骼的坚韧纤维组织
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
四足动物的跟腱
The hamstring of a quadruped.
预应力钢筋(或钢丝束)
A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.
The doctor said the pain in my knee was caused by an inflamed tendon.
医生说我膝盖的疼痛是由发炎的肌腱引起的。
Runners often stretch their calf muscles and tendons before a race.
跑步者在比赛前经常拉伸小腿肌肉和肌腱。
He felt a sharp pain in his heel where the tendon attaches to the bone.
他感到脚后跟连接骨骼的肌腱处一阵剧痛。
connect...to... 是描述肌腱功能的常用结构。
This tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone.
这条肌腱将小腿肌肉连接到跟骨。
rupture 比 tear 正式，常用于医学语境。
He ruptured a tendon in his knee during the match.
他在比赛中撕裂了膝盖的一条肌腱。
tendon 可直接修饰名词，表示“肌腱的”。
Tendon damage can be hard to detect.
肌腱损伤可能很难发现。
Not this
He broke his tendon during the game.
Use this
He tore his tendon during the game.
英语中，tendon（腱）是软组织，通常用 tear（撕裂）或 rupture（断裂），而 break 多用于骨头等硬组织。中文的“断”可能让人误用 break。
Not this
He injured both his tendon.
Use this
He injured both his tendons.
both 表示“两者都”，后接可数名词复数，tendon 要用 tendons；中文名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
跟腱
She injured her Achilles tendon while running.
她跑步时伤了跟腱。
肌腱撕裂
He has a torn tendon in his shoulder.
他肩膀有一处肌腱撕裂。
腱鞘
Inflammation of the tendon sheath can cause pain.
腱鞘发炎会引起疼痛。
肌腱损伤
The athlete missed the season because of a tendon injury.
这名运动员因肌腱损伤错过了整个赛季。
髌腱
The patellar tendon connects the kneecap to the shinbone.
髌腱连接膝盖骨和胫骨。
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腱(tendon)像根结实的绳子，把肌肉和骨头拴在一起。联想tend（倾向）+on，力量都‘倾向’于通过它传到骨头上。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medicine、anatomy、sports/fitness tendon 是解剖学和医学中的常用词，也常见于运动损伤等日常话题；在正式写作和一般口语中均可使用。日常口语中通常直接说 tendon，无需改用更生僻的词语。
tendon 读作 /ˈtɛndən/，重音在第一音节。常见完美韵词很少。London /ˈlʌndən/ 和 burden /ˈbɜːrdən/ 词尾都有相同的非重读 /-dən/，但重读元音不同，不算押韵。注意拼写相近的 tenon /ˈtɛnən/ 没有 /d/，发音不同；tend /tɛnd/ 也拼写相近，但结尾没有 /ən/。lesson /ˈlɛsən/ 和 wagon /ˈwæɡən/ 只是末尾有 /ən/，但不带 /d/。
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