英语词汇“vein”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

veinnoun

uk/veɪn/us/veɪn/

vein noun (TUBE)

C1 [ C ] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

[ C ] the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing

Examples

His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed.
You could almost hear the blood coursing through her veins as she passed the finishing line.
The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.
I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles.
I could feel the blood pulsing through my veins.

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The circulatory system & blood

Abo
accessory pathway
atrioventricular
auricular
blood donor
blood sugar
capillary
erectile
intravenous
LV
mediastinal
microvascular
myocardial
myocarditis
oxyhaemoglobin
palpitate
pressure point
pulse
Rh factor
semilunar valve

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Parts of plants

vein noun (LAYER)

[ C ] a narrow layer of a substance that forms in or fills a crack in rock:

A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside.

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Engineering - mining & quarrying

borehole
coal
coal mine
digger
excavate
excavator
extract
fracking
gold mine
gravel pit
gusher
hydraulic fracturing
mineral
mining
oil rig
opencast
pit
quarry
slag heap
workings

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Coverings and layers

vein noun (QUALITY)

[ S ] a particular quality or characteristic:

A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work.

In its bid to be elected, the party is attempting to tap (= use) an underlying vein of nationalism in the country.

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Conditions and characteristics

-ance
-ancy
ability
ambience
attribute
character
complexion
condition
detail
feature
hallmark
karma
lineament
local colour
middle name
mien
nature
resonate
savour
smack

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vein noun (MOOD)

[ S or U ] a style or a temporary mood:

The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the movie continues in (a) similar vein.

After laughing about the photograph, they began to talk in (a) more serious vein about the damaging effect it could have on his career.

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Ways of achieving things

a means to an end idiom
actively
another
avenue
basis
channel
fair
jump
mean
medium
mixed media
modality
modus operandi
one way or another idiom
one-handed
resort
shortcut
what's the drill for sth? idiom
whereby
workings

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单词	vein
释义	Contents noun (4) vein (TUBE) vein (LAYER) vein (QUALITY) vein (MOOD) Contents noun (3) vein (TUBE) vein (LAYER) vein (MOOD) English American veinnoun uk/veɪn/us/veɪn/ vein noun (TUBE) C1 [ C ] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body [ C ] the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing Examples His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed. You could almost hear the blood coursing through her veins as she passed the finishing line. The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart. I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles. I could feel the blood pulsing through my veins. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The circulatory system & blood Abo accessory pathway atrioventricular auricular blood donor blood sugar capillary erectile intravenous LV mediastinal microvascular myocardial myocarditis oxyhaemoglobin palpitate pressure point pulse Rh factor semilunar valve See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of plants vein noun (LAYER) [ C ] a narrow layer of a substance that forms in or fills a crack in rock: A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Engineering - mining & quarrying borehole coal coal mine digger excavate excavator extract fracking gold mine gravel pit gusher hydraulic fracturing mineral mining oil rig opencast pit quarry slag heap workings See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Coverings and layers vein noun (QUALITY) [ S ] a particular quality or characteristic: A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work. In its bid to be elected, the party is attempting to tap (= use) an underlying vein of nationalism in the country. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Conditions and characteristics -ance -ancy ability ambience attribute character complexion condition detail feature hallmark karma lineament local colour middle name mien nature resonate savour smack See more results » vein noun (MOOD) [ S or U ] a style or a temporary mood: The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the movie continues in (a) similar vein. After laughing about the photograph, they began to talk in (a) more serious vein about the damaging effect it could have on his career. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Ways of achieving things a means to an end idiom actively another avenue basis channel fair jump mean medium mixed media modality modus operandi one way or another idiom one-handed resort shortcut *what's the drill for sth?* idiom whereby workings See more results » veinnoun us/veɪn/ vein noun (TUBE) [ C ] biology a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body [ C ] biology A vein is also any of the many small tubes in the leaves of plants that carry sap (= liquid containing a plant's food) vein noun (LAYER) [ C ] a layer of a substance in a crack in rocks or earth: a vein of iron ore vein noun (MOOD) [ U ] a style or a temporary mood: She published many novels and stories in the romantic vein then popular.
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