如今,muscle还表示努力挤进去。比如:He muscled his way onto the crowded subway car. Muscle还可以用来形容五大三粗的保镖。A “lot of muscle”就是说很多保镖。在很多黑帮片里你经常可以听到这个词。比方说:That gangster has a lot of enemies, so he always brings a lot of muscle when he comes to town.
食草男:herbivorous boy (食草动物:herbivore; 食草恐龙:herbivorous dinosaur)
反义词:食肉男:carnivorous boy (食肉动物:carnivore)
就像食草动物一样,他们友善温和,但在婚恋关系上却总少了些男子汉应有的主动(have no interest in actively pursuing women),他们缺乏信心,喜欢独处 (most herbivorous boys lack self-confidence, like to spend time alone, and use internet a lot.) 食草男往往没有传统的男子阳刚气(reject traditional masculinity)
食草男的思维模式(mindset)也导致了他们不同的消费观(different attitude about consumption). They don’t buy things to show off. Partly because they can’t afford to.
80、90后的男人越来越多地具备了“草食性”倾向,一场“草食化运动”似乎在全世界的男人中悄然兴起。之所以有这么多的食草男主要还是经济压力大。(an apparent reaction to the tough economy.)