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BNC: 20296 COCA: 23614

sinew

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Related topics: Human
sin·ew /ˈsɪnjuː/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
1  HBHHBAa part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone 腱，肌腱〔連接骨與肌肉的索狀組織〕
The sinews on his neck stood out like knotted string.
他頸部的肌腱像打結的繩般凸出。
2  the sinews of something literarySUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN something that gives strength or support to a government, country, or system 某物的力量源泉 [支柱，關鍵]
They have begun building the sinews of an independent nation.
他們已開始建設一個獨立國家的命脈。
Examples from the Corpus
the sinews of something• This is made possible by different cultural attitudes, secrecy in government and the sinews of party.• When the cuffs went on he had braced the sinews of his wrists to secure the maximum space when he relaxed.
Examples from the Corpus
sinew• My son feels long and stringy now, all sinew, veins and bone.• She could feel every bone and sinew of him.• Trim all excess fat and sinew from roast.• Then he prophesied to them and made flesh and sinews come around them.• She shifted restlessly beneath him, her heart pounding out of control as she registered the powerful interplay of muscle and sinew.• They sketched a woman whose chest had been carefully cut open to reveal muscle and sinew.• Rope is the sinew of any sailing vessel.• The plan was designed to provide the sinews of enhanced military power.
Origin sinew
Old English seono
sin·ew noun
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Corpus
BNC: 20296 COCA: 23614
BNC: 20296 COCA: 23614
BNC: 20296 COCA: 23614
sinew
Muscles and tendons: abductor, abs, Achilles tendon...
Physical strength: strength, force, energy...

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