English Dictionary

flex one's muscles

動詞

比喩的用法

To tense and bend one's flexor muscles. / (figuratively) To show off one's strength or skills.

日本語の意味

腕の屈筋を緊張させ、曲げること。 / （比喩的に）自分の力や技能をひけらかすこと。

To flex one's muscles effectively, one should start by isolating the forearm flexors.

屈筋を緊張させて曲げるには、まず前腕の屈筋を意識的に動かす練習から始めると良い。

意味（1）

To tense and bend one's flexor muscles.

意味（2）

(figuratively) To show off one's strength or skills.

But at a time of a growing perception in the West that China is flexing its muscles …, countries closer to China’s shores also worry that it might be getting more assertive.

flexes one's muscles （ present singular third-person ）

flexing one's muscles （ participle present ）

flexed one's muscles （ participle past ）

flexed one's muscles （ past ）