| 单词 | bile |
| 释义 | bile (once / 2135 pages) n In medicine, bile is a fluid secreted by the liver and used to help breakdown fats. Because it used to be associated with anger, feeling your bile rise is the same as feeling mounting anger. How did bile get linked to anger? Pre-modern doctors believed there were four basic substances to the human body, called humours, one of which was yellow bile that controlled anger. It doesn't, but when you feel angry, you'll still hear that you have to swallow your bile. WORD FAMILYbile: biles, biliary, bilious+/bilious: biliouser, biliously, biliousness USAGE EXAMPLESPocket rocket Simone Biles flew into the hearts of Americans this year. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Simone Biles bewitched the world, won four golds and one solitary bronze after she slipped on the balance beam. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) Olympic glory for Michael Phelps and Simone Biles; the deaths of Arnold Palmer and Muhammad Ali; a baseball prospect turned hit man. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) n a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats Syn|Hyper gall digestive fluid, digestive juice secretions that aid digestion |
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