vein

Word family adjectiveveinedveinousveinynounveiningveinletveinveinstone

Related topics: Biology, Medicine, Plants, Insects, Geology, Human

vein /veɪn/ noun → vain, vane

[countableC]HBM one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body 静脉 → artery

the pulmonary vein

肺静脉

She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed.

他们接吻时她觉得热血沸腾。

→ deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins →4 See picture of 见图 HUMAN 1 →5 see picture at 见图 human1

2. HBP[countableC]HBI one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing 〔植物的〕叶脉；〔昆虫的〕翅脉

3. CF[countableC] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone 〔干酪、石头等的〕纹理，纹路

4 [countableC]HEG a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock 矿脉；岩脉；矿层

vein of

veins of gold

金矿脉

5 in a ... vein WAY/MANNERin a particular style of speaking or writing about something 〔说话、写作〕以…的风格

in the same vein/in a similar vein

There was more humour, in much the same vein.

风格差不多，只是更幽默了。

in a serious/light-hearted etc vein

poems in a lighter vein

更为轻松的诗

Examples from the Corpus

in a ... vein• In that same vein, we emphasized the product-process linkage.• In the same vein there has been a long-standing tendency to equate rationality with logic, and logic with mathematics.• If the lads continue in the same vein, then we can climb out of trouble.• There was much in similar vein.• These poems along with many others in a similar vein, show that working people were articulating aspects of their experience in verse.• She remembered how cruelly those eyes could look at her, turning her blood to vinegar in her veins.

6 a vein of humour/malice etc LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small amount of humour etc 一丝幽默/恶意等

In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy.

在表达我们对年老的恐惧时，里弗斯挖掘出了丰富的喜剧元素。

Examples from the Corpus

a rich vein of• In the United States, what we now recognise as social psychology has always been a rich vein of thought.• Some areas may provide a rich vein of local history which is also well related to a supplementary unit.

→ deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins

Examples from the Corpus

vein• a vein of gold• The upper leaf surface is smooth and grass-green; the lower surface is lighter, a yellow-green, with distinct veins.• He turns red and his veins clog up at one end.• The face was smooth, the yellow skin as translucent as waxed paper, the veins clearly visible.

Origin vein

(1200-1300) Old French veine, from Latin vena

词汇	vein
释义	vein Word family adjectiveveinedveinousveinynounveiningveinletveinveinstone Related topics: Biology, Medicine, Plants, Insects, Geology, Human vein /veɪn/ ●●○ noun → vain, vane 1 [countableC]HBM one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body 静脉 → artery the pulmonary vein 肺静脉 She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed. 他们接吻时她觉得热血沸腾。 → deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins →4 See picture of 见图 HUMAN 1 →5 see picture at 见图 human1 2. HBP[countableC]HBI one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing 〔植物的〕叶脉；〔昆虫的〕翅脉 3. CF[countableC] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone 〔干酪、石头等的〕纹理，纹路 4 [countableC]HEG a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock 矿脉；岩脉；矿层 vein of veins of gold 金矿脉 5 in a ... vein WAY/MANNERin a particular style of speaking or writing about something 〔说话、写作〕以…的风格 in the same vein/in a similar vein There was more humour, in much the same vein. 风格差不多，只是更幽默了。 in a serious/light-hearted etc vein poems in a lighter vein 更为轻松的诗 Examples from the Corpus in a ... vein• In that same vein, we emphasized the product-process linkage.• In the same vein there has been a long-standing tendency to equate rationality with logic, and logic with mathematics.• If the lads continue in the same vein, then we can climb out of trouble.• There was much in similar vein.• These poems along with many others in a similar vein, show that working people were articulating aspects of their experience in verse.• She remembered how cruelly those eyes could look at her, turning her blood to vinegar in her veins. 6 a vein of humour/malice etc LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small amount of humour etc 一丝幽默/恶意等 In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy. 在表达我们对年老的恐惧时，里弗斯挖掘出了丰富的喜剧元素。 Examples from the Corpus a rich vein of• In the United States, what we now recognise as social psychology has always been a rich vein of thought.• Some areas may provide a rich vein of local history which is also well related to a supplementary unit. → deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins Examples from the Corpus vein• a vein of gold• The upper leaf surface is smooth and grass-green; the lower surface is lighter, a yellow-green, with distinct veins.• He turns red and his veins clog up at one end.• The face was smooth, the yellow skin as translucent as waxed paper, the veins clearly visible. Origin vein (1200-1300) Old French veine, from Latin vena
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