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fast-twitch

/fast-twich, fahst-/US // ˈfæstˌtwɪtʃ, ˈfɑst- //

快肌,快动型,快动,快肌腱

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Physiology.

    • : of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively rapidly, utilized especially in actions requiring maximum effort of short duration, as sprinting.

Examples

  • The focus here was on how fast oil would come out of the Canadian fields.

  • Both high fashion and the fast, commercial fashion of Target are supposed to be about aspiration.

  • And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.

  • While grocery shopping a guy I had noticed following me earlier, walked by me really fast and said, ‘You look shorter in person.’

  • Incidentally, Rousteing has no qualms with fast-fashion brands appropriating his designs either.

  • The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

  • There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.

  • You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.

  • You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.

  • And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.