quadriceps

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quad·ri·ceps /ˈkwɒdrəseps $ ˈkwɑː-/ noun (plural quadriceps) [countable]  the large muscle at the front of your thigh 四头肌 → bicep

Examples from the Corpus

quadriceps• I feel the rush of panic, my quadriceps flexing for flight.• Their leading scorer, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, suffered a bruised right quadriceps against Seattle on Wednesday and missed the game.• Front squats also place more emphasis on the quadriceps.• Everyone can see this muscle on the thigh, the quadriceps.Origin quadriceps (1800-1900) Modern Latin quadr- + -ceps (as in biceps)

quad·ri·ceps nounChineseSyllable  

the at the front Corpus muscle your of thigh large

quadriceps
quad‧ri‧ceps /ˈkwɒdrəseps, ˈkwɒdrɪseps $ ˈkwɑː-/ noun (plural quadriceps) [countable]the large muscle at the front of your thigh ⇨ bicep

quad·ri·cepsBrE /ˈkwɒdrɪseps/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɑːdrɪseps/ 🔊 noun (

plural

quad·ri·ceps) (also informal quads) (anatomy 解剖学) the large muscle at the front of the thigh 四头肌