| 单词 | vein |
| 释义 | vein n. & v. --n 1. a any of the tubes by which blood is conveyed to the heart (cf. ARTERY). b (in general use) any blood-vessel (has royal blood in his veins). 2. a nervure of an insect's wing. 3. a slender bundle of tissue forming a rib in the framework of a leaf. 4. a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc. 5. a fissure in rock filled with ore or other deposited material. 6. a source of a particular characteristic (a rich vein of humour). 7. a distinctive character or tendency; a cast of mind or disposition; a mood (spoke in a sarcastic vein). --vtr. fill or cover with or as with veins. Derivatives veinless n. veinlet n. veinlike adj. veiny adj. (veinier, veiniest). Etymology: ME f. OF veine f. L vena |
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