sinew

名詞

1. 1

   肌腱、筋

   The butcher trimmed the sinew from the beef before slicing it.

   肉販在切片前先把牛肉上的筋剔掉。

2. 2

   體力、力氣、筋骨常用複數

   Years of hard labor had toughened the sinews of his arms.

   多年的粗重工作讓他手臂的筋骨變得強健。

3. 3

   支柱、命脈、根基正式；常用複數

   Small businesses remain the sinews of the local economy.

   小型企業仍是地方經濟的命脈。