| [/veɪn; ven/] n 用法:
1 [C] any of the tubes carrying blood from all parts of the body to the heart 静脉:
Royal blood ran in his veins. 他有王族血统. Cf 参看 artery. 用法:
2 [C] any of the thread-like lines forming the framework of a leaf or of an insect's wing 叶脉; 翅脉. 用法:
3 [C] narrow strip or streak of a different colour in some kinds of stone, eg marble, or in some cheeses （大理石等或某些乾酪的）纹理, 纹路. 用法:
4 [C] crack or fissure in rock, filled with mineral or ore; seam 矿脉; 岩脉; 矿层:
a vein of gold 金矿脉. 用法:
5 [sing] ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) distinctive feature or quality; streak 特徵; 气质; 性情:
have a vein of melancholy in one's character 性格中含有忧郁的成分 *
Her stories struck/revealed a rich vein of humour. 她的小说饶有风趣. 用法:
6 [sing] manner or style; mood 方式; 风格; 心情; 情绪:
in a sad, comic, creative, etc vein 以忧伤的心情、 喜剧的风格、 富於创造性的方式等 *
The complaints continued in the same vein. 总是那一类的牢骚话, 没完没了. |