vein
英 [ve?n]
美[ven]
- n. 血管；葉脈；[地質] 巖脈；紋理；翅脈；性情
- vt. 使成脈絡；象脈絡般分布于
- n. (Vein)人名；(英)維因；(塞)魏因
英英釋意
- 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