flex

flex1
verb
  1. [with obj.]bend (a limb or joint)
    弯曲，屈曲（四肢，关节）
    she saw him flex his ankle and wince.
    她看见他弯起脚踝满脸痛苦。
    ■[no obj.] (of a limb or joint) become bent
    （四肢，关节）弯曲
    prevent the damaged wrist from flexing.
    让伤腕免弯曲。
    ■cause (a muscle) to stand out by contracting or tensing it
    绷紧（肌肉）使之突起
    bodybuilders flexing their muscles.
    健美运动员绷紧肌肉。
    ■[no obj.](of a muscle) contract or be tensed
    （肌肉）收缩，绷紧
    a muscle flexed in his jaw.
    他颚部一块肌肉绷紧了。
    ■[no obj.](of a material) be capable of warping or bending and then reverting to shape
    （材料）有弹性
    set windows in rubber so they flex during an earthquake.
    将窗户用橡皮箍紧，地震时可有挠度。
    ■[usu. as adj. flexed](Archaeology)place (a corpse) with the legs drawn up under the chin
    (考古)屈肢安放（尸体）
    a flexed burial.
    屈肢葬。
常用词组
flex one's muscles
  1. 见 muscle
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin flex- 'bent', from the verb flectere
flex2
noun
  1. (chiefly Brit.)a flexible insulated cable used for carrying electric current to an appliance
    (主英)花线，皮线
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: abbreviation of flexible
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