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单词 vein
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vein

noun
 
/veɪn/
/veɪn/
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  1.  
    [countable] any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart
    • the jugular vein
    • The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.
    compare artery see also deep vein thrombosis, portal vein, thread vein, varicose vein
    Homophones vain | veinvain   vein
    /veɪn/
    /veɪn/
    • vain adjective
      • He plunged into the icy water in a vain effort to rescue his dog.
    • vein noun
      • A vein in her head throbbed when she was angry.
    Extra Examples
    • He felt the adrenalin coursing through his veins.
    • The philosopher Seneca opened his veins in his bath.
    • The veins stood out on her throat and temples.
    • There's a drop of Irish blood in her veins.
    Topics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blue
    • broken
    • spider
    verb + vein
    • course through
    • flow through
    • pump through
    vein + verb
    • pulse
    • throb
    • bulge
    phrases
    • … blood in somebody’s veins
    See full entry
  2. [countable] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing
  3. [countable] a narrow area of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese
  4. [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock synonym seam
    • a vein of gold
  5. [singular] vein (of something) an amount of a particular quality or feature in something
    • They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary.
    • There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said.
    Extra Examples
    • The writer tapped into a rich vein of humour in the play.
    • The team have hit a rich vein of form recently.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rich
    verb + vein
    • hit
    • strike
    • mine
    preposition
    • vein of
    phrases
    • in a different vein
    • in a lighter vein
    • in a more serious vein
    See full entry
  6. [singular, uncountable] a particular style or manner
    • A number of other people commented in a similar vein.
    • ‘And that's not all,’ he continued in angry vein.
    • Other speakers tackled the same problem in a lighter vein.
    • Fortunately, the rest of the evening continued in a lighter vein.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rich
    verb + vein
    • hit
    • strike
    • mine
    preposition
    • vein of
    phrases
    • in a different vein
    • in a lighter vein
    • in a more serious vein
    See full entry
  7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.
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