flex[fleks]vt.弯曲(四肢), 伸缩, 折曲vi折曲, 弯曲n.电线, 松紧带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：“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：“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：“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：“‘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)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Latin flectere flex- [to bend] 拉丁语 flectere flex- [弯曲] flex1/fleks; fleks/ (esp Brit) (US cord) [C, U] (length of) flexible insulated wire used for carrying an electric current to an appliance 花线; 皮线.
