vein

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vein /veɪn/ ●●○ noun  1  [countable]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 human12. HBP[countable]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[countable] 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  [countable]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。 → 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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vein /veɪn/ noun
1. [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body ⇨ artery:
    the pulmonary vein
    She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed.
2. [countable] one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing
3. [countable] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone
4. [countable] a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock
    vein of
    veins of gold
5. in a ... vein in a particular style of speaking or writing about something
    in the same vein/in a similar vein
    There was more humour, in much the same vein.
    in a serious/light-hearted etc vein
    poems in a lighter vein
6. a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of humour etc:
    In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy.
⇨ deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins

veinBrE /veɪn/ 🔊NAmE /veɪn/ 🔊 noun [countable] any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart 静脉◆the jugular vein颈静脉  ➡  compare artery (1)  ➡  see also deep vein thrombosis, varicose vein [countable] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing 叶脉；翅脉 [countable] a narrow strip of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese 纹理；纹路；条纹 [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock 矿脉；矿脉床；矿层；岩脉 SYN seam ◆a vein of gold金矿脉 [singular] ~ (of sth) an amount of a particular quality or feature in sth （某种素质或特征的）量◆They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary. 他们从他的秘书那里摸到了大量信息。🔊🔊 [singular, uncountable] a particular style or manner 风格；方式◆A number of other people commented in a similar vein. 其他一些人也以类似的腔调评论。🔊🔊◆'And that's not all,' he continued in angry vein. “那还不算全部呢。” 他生气地继续说道。🔊🔊