muscle

筋肉

縮んだり緩んだりして、手足などの体の部分を動かすもの。

やさしい英語で： A part of the body that tightens and relaxes to move a limb or other body part.

• My leg muscles feel sore.
• He pulled a muscle while running.
• These exercises strengthen the muscles in your back.

よく使う表現： arm muscle, pull a muscle, build muscle

筋組織

縮むことで動きを生み出す細胞からできた、体の組織。

やさしい英語で： Body material made of cells that shorten to produce movement.

• Muscle needs energy to work.
• The sample contains both muscle and fat.
• Smooth muscle helps move food through the body.

類義語： muscle tissue

よく使う表現： muscle tissue, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle

力ずくで動かす、力ずくで進む

強い力を使って自分が進んだり、物を動かしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move yourself or something else by using great physical force.

• He muscled the door open.
• She muscled her way past the guards.
• We muscled the piano up the steps.

使い方： muscle your way through something (He muscled his way through the crowd.); muscle something into something (They muscled the heavy sofa into the lift.)

類義語： force, heave

よく使う表現： muscle through something, muscle something aside, muscle your way