单词 | kidney |
释义 | kidney n. (pl. -eys)   1. either of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, which remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood and excrete urine.   2. the kidney of a sheep, ox, or pig as food.   3. temperament, nature, kind (a man of that kidney; of the right kidney). Phrases and idioms kidney bean   1. a dwarf French bean.   2. a scarlet runner bean. kidney dish a kidney-shaped dish, esp. one used in surgery. kidney machine = artificial kidney. kidney-shaped shaped like a kidney, with one side concave and the other convex. kidney vetch a herbaceous plant, Anthyllis vulneraria: also called lady's finger. Etymology: ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1) |
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