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| 1 | C one of the tubes in your body that carry blood to your heart . A tube that carries blood away from your heart is an artery . （把血液输送到心脏的）静脉 |
| | 1a | one of the tubes that carry liquids through plants or insects （植物的）叶脉；（昆虫的）翅脉 | |
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| 2 | C a layer of a metal or other substance inside the earth （地球内部的）矿脉，岩脉 |
| | 2a | a thin line of colour or of another substance , for example in cheese or stone （干酪、石头等的）纹理，纹路 | |
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| 3 | singular a supply or amount of a particular thing 几分 |
| +of There was a vein of humour in his remarks. 他的话里有些许幽默的成分。 |
| a rich vein (=a large supply or amount) He certainly has a rich vein of talent. 大量；许多 |
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| 4 | singular a particular mood , style , or subject （某种特定的）情绪，风格，主题 |
| He continued in this vein for a couple of minutes. 他以这样的语气继续谈了几分钟。 |
| in the same vein Her second novel is a thriller, very much in the same vein as the first. 她的第二部小说是部惊险小说，与第一部的风格非常相似。 |
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