flex

名词 flex:

1. the act of flexing

动词 flex:

1. contract
2. exhibit the strength of
3. form a curve
   同义词：bend
4. bend a joint
   同义词：bend
5. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
   同义词：bend, deform, twist, turn

1. The gardeners flexed their muscles and began to dig.
   园丁们舒腰展臂后才开始挖地。
2. Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable.
   柔软的可弯曲或扭曲的; 柔韧的

flex

v.（动词）
flexed,flex.ing,flex.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bend (something pliant or elastic).
使（柔韧的或有弹性的东西）弯曲

To bend (a joint).
屈曲（关节）
To bend (a joint) repeatedly.
反复屈曲（关节）

To contract (a muscle, for example).
收缩（如肌肉）
To move by muscular control:
通过肌肉调节而运动：
例句：
.Sandy flexes his brow characteristically, one of those Latin gestures reflecting something too delicate or imprecise to say.(Scott Turow)
.山迪颇具特色地皱了皱眉头，这是一种拉丁人对微妙说不清的事情的暗示.(斯科特·图罗)

To exhibit or show off the strength of:
显示或炫耀…的力量：
例句：
.They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility.(Howard Kaplan)
.自从那次显示他们战无不胜的闪电似的六日战以来已有六年了.(霍华德·卡普兰)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To bend:
弯曲：
例句：
.His hands flexed nervously as he spoke.(Mary McCarthy)
.他说话时手紧张地攥着.(玛丽·麦卡锡)

n.（名词）
Chiefly British Flexible insulated electric cord.
【多用于英国】 花线，皮线：软的绝缘电线
The act or an instance of flexing; a bending.
弯曲：弯曲的行为或实例；弯曲
Pliancy; flexibility:
柔韧性；弹性：
例句：
.‘Resolution’ has none of that modern flex we favor, with generous, built-in amounts of ‘maybe’.(Melvin Maddocks)
.‘果断’没有我们所推崇的现代弹性的意味，即说一大堆暗含‘也许’的话.(梅尔文·马多克斯)

<习惯用语>flex (one`s) muscles【非正式用语】
To exhibit or show off one`s strength.
显示或炫耀（某人的）力量
来源：
Latin flectere flex- [to bend]
拉丁语 flectere flex- [弯曲]