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bile

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bile /baɪl/ noun [uncountable]  1. HBHa bitter green-brown liquid formed in the liver, which helps you to digest fats 胆汁2. ANGRY literary anger and hatred 怒气;忿恨
Examples from the Corpus
bileThis pattern will continue until the regurgitation of bile causes hepatocellular damage.Therefore, there is a back-up of bile into the sinusoids and an overflow into the blood.Daniel wanted to call out his shock, but the incoherent cry turned in his throat into a spurt of stomach bile.These findings suggested that bile and taurodeoxycholic acid directly inhibited ileal motor activity.Whole bile samples were collected anaerobically and into sterile tubes.
Origin bile (1500-1600) French Latin bilis
bile nounChinese
you helps bitter liquid the a which green-brown in Corpus liver, formed


bile
bile /baɪl/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: Latin bilis
1. a bitter green-brown liquid formed in the liver, which helps you to digest fats
2. literary anger and hatred


bileBrE /baɪl/ 🔊NAmE /baɪl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the greenish brown liquid with a bitter unpleasant taste that is produced by the liver to help the body to deal with the fats we eat, and that can come into your mouth when you vomit with an empty stomach 胆汁(formal) anger or hatred 愤怒;憎恨The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile. 那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。🔊🔊