flex
verb [transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they flex | |
| he / she / it flexes | |
| past simple flexed | |
| past participle flexed | |
| -ing form flexing |
- flex (something)
to bend, move or stretch an arm or a leg, or pull a muscle tight, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity 屈伸，活动（四肢或肌肉，尤指为准备体力活动） to flex your fingers/feet/legs 活动手指／双脚／双腿 He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles. 他站在游泳池旁活动肌肉。
Word Originverb early 16th cent.: from Latin flex- ‘bent’, from the verb flectere.
Idioms
flex your muscles
to show somebody how powerful you are, especially as a warning or threat 显示实力，炫耀力量（尤指作为警告或威胁）
