| 释义 |
vein/vein/ n. & v.●n. 1a any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying usu. oxygen-depleted blood to the heart (cf. 参见 ARTERY 1) 静脉 b (in general use) any blood vessel (一般用法)血管 has royal blood in his veins 有王族血统 2 a nervure of an insect's wing (指昆虫的)翅脉 3 a slender bundle of tissue forming a rib in the framework of a leaf 叶脉 4 a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc. (指木材、大理石、干酪等的)纹理；纹路；条纹 5 a fissure in rock filled with ore or other deposited material 矿脉，矿床 6 a source of a particular characteristic (某一性格特征的)来源 a rich vein of humour 很有幽默感 7 a distinctive character or tendency; a cast of mind or disposition; a mood 性情；气质；风格；特色；心境；情绪 spoke in a sarcastic vein 用讽刺的腔调说话 ●v. tr. fill or cover with or as with veins 使有脉络(或纹理)；使成脉络状；如脉络状分布 □ veinless n.□ veinlet n.□ veinlike adj.□ veiny adj. (veinier, veiniest)[Middle English via Old French veine from Latin vena] |