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flex [fleks] verb transitive ■to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle 活动(手臂、腿等);使(肌肉)绷紧•First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet.首先,伸直双腿,接着活动双脚。 •He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles.他绷紧他那些大块的肌肉,想让我注意他。 [fleks] verb transitive flex your muscles ■to try to worry an opponent by publicly showing military, political or financial power (透过军事、政治或经济实力的展示向对手)显示实力,显示力量•The parade is the first sign of the new regime flexing its military muscles.阅兵式是新政权显示其军事实力的第一个信号。 ⇒ See also muscle-flexing [fleks] noun countable or uncountable UK (US cord) ■(a length of) wire with a plastic cover used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to a supply of electricity (一段)花线,(一段)皮线•The flex on this iron isn't long enough to reach the socket.熨斗的电源皮线不够长,接不到插座上。 |