flex

英 [fleks] 美 [fleks]

• v. 弯曲；伸缩；屈曲
• n. 花线；弯曲；弹性

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 屈曲（四肢、关节等），使（肌肉）收缩
2. 折曲（地层等）
3. 【考古】将（尸体）屈肢葬

n. 名词

1. 屈曲，收缩，折曲
2. <主英>【电】花线，皮线

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of flexing;

   "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"
   

Verb:

1. contract;

   "flex a muscle"
   

2. exhibit the strength of;

   "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
   

3. form a curve;

   "The stick does not bend"
   

4. bend a joint;

   "flex your wrists"
   "bend your knees"
   

5. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

   "bend the rod"
   "twist the dough into a braid"
   "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. You face has 9 muscles beneath your skin that you contort , flex , and move.
   你的脸部皮肤下有9块可以扭曲、弯曲和运动的肌肉。
2. The gardeners flexed their muscles and began to dig.
   园丁们舒腰展臂后才开始挖地。
3. All the contestants flex their muscles in front of the judgers.
   所有的参赛者都在评审面前展示他们的肌肉。

用作名词 (n.)

1. We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.
   我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
2. He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.
   他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。
3. While the flexibility of working for yourself can be nice, more and more employers are offering flex time and telecommuting options.
   由于为自己工作的灵活性很受欢迎，越来越多的雇主提供了弹性工作时间和远程工作的选择。
4. Flex Agents are used in paints that are applied to flexible components, such as flexible urethane bumpers, to help the paint resist cracking when the urethane bumper flexes.
   它常可用于像具有弹性的乙烷作为漆面，它可抑制漆面的裂化，当乙烷成分松散时。

经典引文

• He flexed his muscles against his back.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

• Young rooks were learning to flex their wings.

  出自： B. Chatwin

词汇搭配

• flex time 弹性时间
• flex dollars 补助金
• flex place 弹性工作地点...
• flex. (=flexed) ...
• flex one's muscles 展现力量; 施展权力...
• flex tester 板材弯曲试验器...
• fiber flex 挠性纤维管
• flex temperature 挠曲温度
• flex abrasion 挠曲磨损
• flex fatigue 挠曲疲劳
• flex stiffness 挠曲劲度
• flex cycle 挠曲循环
• flex foam 软质泡沫塑料...
• flex crack 挠裂
• flex resistance 抗弯性
• flex cracking 挠裂,挠曲开裂...
• flex life 挠曲寿命
• flex test 挠曲试验,反复弯曲试...

近反义词

【近义词】

• bend 弯曲
• curve 曲线
• arch 拱
• deflect 使偏斜
• cable 电缆
• cord 细绳
• filament 细丝
• lead 引导
• line 线
• wire 金属丝
• activate 激活
• contract 合同
• expand 使 ... 膨胀
• loosen up 放松肌肉
• tense 紧张的
• tighten 使紧
• warm up 变暖
• deform 使变形
• turn 翻转
• twist 缠绕