名詞 muscle:

1. one of the contractile organs of the body
   同義詞：musculus
2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
   同義詞：muscular tissue
3. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
   同義詞：muscleman
4. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
5. possessing muscular strength
   同義詞：brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness

動(dòng)詞 muscle:

1. make one's way by force

1. The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
   肌肉的收縮是人體的一種反應(yīng)。
2. Some of my friends develop their arm muscles by playing tennis.
   我的一些朋友通過(guò)打網(wǎng)球鍛煉他們胳膊的肌肉。

mus.cle

n.（名詞）
A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
肌，股束：由纖維組成能夠通過(guò)伸縮影響機(jī)體運(yùn)動(dòng)的組織
A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body:
肌肉：由一特殊的肌肉組織構(gòu)成的可收縮的器官，它能夠使身體的部分骨骼、某個(gè)部位或身體上的某物體產(chǎn)生運(yùn)動(dòng)：
例句：
the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.
心??；手臂肌肉

Muscular strength:
力氣：
例句：
enough muscle to be a high jumper.
成為跳高運(yùn)動(dòng)員的足夠的肌力

Informal Power or authority:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 權(quán)威，權(quán)力：
例句：
put some muscle into law enforcement.
強(qiáng)力執(zhí)法

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
mus.cled,mus.cling,mus.cles 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To make one`s way by or as if by force:
用力擠：強(qiáng)行或者近乎強(qiáng)行擠出一條路：
例句：
muscled into the conversation.
強(qiáng)行插話

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin môsculus [diminutive of] môs [mouse] * see môs-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) môsculus [] môs的小后綴 [老鼠] *參見(jiàn) môs-

【引伸】
mus.cly
adj.（形容詞）