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vessel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Human, Water
ves·sel /ˈvesəl/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 formal a ship or large boat 船;舰 a fishing vessel 渔船2 technical a vein in your body 血管 a burst blood vessel 破裂的血管3. old use a container for holding liquids 〔盛液体用的〕容器,器皿
Examples from the Corpus
vesselYou have more sweat glands and blood vessels per square inch in your scalp than any other part of your body.When caffeine blocks these receptors, blood vessels dilate, increasing the filtration rate and producing more urine.A knife may be used to trim leather-hard pots of any excess, particularly from wheel-thrown and moulded vessels.Some ritual vessels have shields painted on them.a sailing vesselWhatever had been on its prow was now gone, sheared off when the sleek vessel had been driven among the trees.And the Navy wants the vessel cheap -- by Pentagon standards at least.The vessel is about 30 miles off the Baja California coast, in international waters.blood vesselIf the plaque blocks a blood vessel, a heart attack or stroke can occur.You have more sweat glands and blood vessels per square inch in your scalp than any other part of your body.Heart tissue has a complex architecture that includes blood vessels and connective tissue, as well as muscle cells.The new soft plastic probe is designed to take microdialysis samples from soft tissues or blood vessels.Vasomax is an oral version of a current injection drug that dilates penile blood vessels.My doctors performed a bypass operation to clear away a blockage in the blood vessels that supply my heart.Doctors first thought it reduced blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, Rubin said.The blood vessels then dilate, allowing blood to flow more easily.
Origin vessel (1300-1400) Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum, from Latin vas; → VASE
ves·sel nounChineseSyllable
boat Corpus or a large ship


vessel
vessel /ˈvesəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum, from Latin vas; vase
1. formal a ship or large boat:
    a fishing vessel
2. technical a vein in your body:
    a burst blood vessel
3. old use a container for holding liquids


ves·selBrE /ˈvesl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvesl/ 🔊 noun(formal) a large ship or boat 大船;轮船ocean-going vessels远洋轮船(old use or specialist) a container used for holding liquids, such as a bowl, cup, etc. (盛液体的)容器,器皿a Bronze Age drinking vessel青铜器时代的饮具a tube that carries blood through the body of a person or an animal, or liquid through the parts of a plant (人或动物的)血管,脉管;(植物的)导管   see also blood vessel