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单词 bile
释义 bile
I. \ˈbī(ə)l\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bȳl; akin to Old High German būlla boil, Old Norse beyla hump, growth, Gothic ufbauliths swollen with pride, Serbian buljiti to stare with goggle eyes — more at boast
dialect : boil I
II. \ˈbīl, esp bef pause or cons -īəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile
1.
 a. : a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver from which it passes into the duodenum where it mixes with the duodenal and pancreatic secretions, aids in the digestive processes by emulsifying fats and otherwise assisting in their digestion and absorption, and may also aid in neutralizing the acid chyme from the stomach, in promoting peristalsis, and in reducing putrefactive action
 b. : humor 1b(1):
  (1) : yellow bile
  (2) : black bile
2. : proneness to anger : ill humor, irascibility, spleen
 < the villain in every novel gives you somebody “to shoot at”, rather than firing your stored-up bile at yourself — T.V.Smith >
III. \ˈbī(ə)l\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: by alteration
dialect : boil II
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by alteration
dialect : boil III
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