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bicep

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bi·cep /ˈbaɪsep/ noun [countable usually plural]  HBHthe large muscle on the front of your upper arm 〔上臂前侧的〕二头肌 He had an eagle tattoo on one of his biceps. 他一只手臂的上臂前侧文了一只鹰。
Examples from the Corpus
bicepThe pack is rolled into the sleeve of his white shirt on a thick filmy bicep.She slammed the gate across - surprisingly lithe, her bicep bunching - and hit the button for the third floor.He then had an assistant place the sword against his bicep and put his weight on it.If anyone sees me flexing my bicep, my cover s ruined.The passenger in the car fired three shots, with one hitting the victim in his right bicep.
Origin bicep (1600-1700) Modern Latin biceps, from Latin, two-headed, from caput head; because it is attached in two places
bi·cep nounChineseSyllable
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bicep
bicep /ˈbaɪsep/ noun [countable usually plural]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: biceps, from Latin, __two-headed__, from caput __head__; because it is attached in two places
the large muscle on the front of your upper arm:
    He had an eagle tattoo on one of his biceps.


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