vein
英 [veɪn]
美[ven]
- n. 血管；叶脉；[地质] 岩脉；纹理；翅脉；性情
- vt. 使成脉络；象脉络般分布于
- n. (Vein)人名；(英)维因；(塞)魏因
英英释意
- 1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood
- 2. a distinctive style or manner;
- "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
- 3. any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
- 4. a layer of ore between layers of rock
- 5. one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect