flexing

Through friction, this flexing produces heat in the moon´s interior capable of melting ice.

通过摩擦，这种弯曲在月球内部产生了能够融化冰的热量。

He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles.

他站在游泳池旁活动肌肉。

The Fair Trade Commission has of late been flexing its muscles, cracking down on cases of corruption.

公平交易委员会最近一展雄威，对腐败案件进行了严惩。

Oral poetry was not simply a way of telling lovely or important stories, or of flexing the imagination.

口头诗歌不仅仅是一种讲述美好或重要故事的方式，也不只是一种展现想象力的方式。

Other nations are flexing their muscles.

其他国家则也蠢蠢欲动。