vein

[vein]

n.静脉, 纹理, 叶脉, 岩脉
vt.使有脉络,用脉络装饰
n.风格, 情绪, 气质, 倾向

n.[C]

1. 静脉, 血管

Just over each temple there were little blue veins.

就在两鬓太阳穴上面显露着青色的细小静脉。

2. 【植】叶脉

3. 【动】翅脉

4. 【地】矿脉

After years of prospecting, they struck gold veins.

经过多年勘探之后, 他们找到了金矿矿脉。

5. (木, 石等的)纹理, 条纹

6. 裂缝

7. 气质; 倾向; 才干[S][(+of)]

He had no comedy vein in his youth.

他年轻时没有演喜剧的才干。

8. 特色, 格调[S][(+of)]

There is a vein of melancholy in his character.

他的性格有点忧郁。

9. 心情, 心境[the S]

I am not in the vein for jokes.

我没有心思开玩笑。

vt.

使有脉络(或条纹); 使呈脉络状[H]

The window was veined with cracks.

那窗户布满了道道裂纹。

词形变化

形容词: veinal | 动词过去式: veined | 动词过去分词: veined | 动词现在分词: veining | 动词第三人称单数: veins |

词义辨析

同义:

n.动脉, 静脉

blood vessel  artery  venule  capillary

n.矿脉

lode  seam  stratum  bed  mine  layer

n.水道

channel  watercourse  underground stream

n.纹理, 条纹, 沟, 脊

streak  stripe  thread  string  line  marking  marbling  groove  furrow  ridge

n.性情, 脾气, 风格, 种类

temper  mood  disposition  frame of mind  humor  temperament  character  bent  tendency  way  manner  style  cast  quality  strain  grain  type  kind  sort  tone  feeling  mode  fashion

v.加纹理, 使有沟痕, 盘绕

streak  line  marble  score  slash  ridge  furrow  groove  snake  wind  twist  curve  meander  

反义:

n.静脉

artery  

英英释义

名词 vein:

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

同义词：vena, venous blood vessel

a distinctive style or manner

any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

同义词：nervure

a layer of ore between layers of rock

同义词：mineral vein

one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

同义词：nervure

动词 vein:

make a veinlike pattern

补充

veinvein英:[vein] 美:[ven]n.1.静脉2.叶脉

例句

1. Many veins are found just under the skin.很多静脉血管就在皮肤下面。 2. The countryside is veined by new broad highways.乡村地区密布四通八达的宽阔的新公路。 3. he felt the adrenalin course through his veins.他能感觉到全身血管中涌动着一股兴奋之情。 4. he managed to tap into the thick vein of discontent to his own advantage.他设法为一己之利利用激烈的不满情绪。 5. he closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein.他以多少有点幽默的语气结束了文章。 6. After a humorous beginning, the programme continued in a more serious vein.幽默的开场白过后，节目以比较严肃的风格进行。 7. a vein of gold/ore金矿脉；矿脉 8. white marble with greenish veins running through it通体带有淡绿色纹理的白色大理石 9. Most of his stories are in the romantic vein. [=are romantic]他的故事大多充满浪漫情调。 10. She introduced a welcome vein of humor.她采用了一种颇受欢迎的幽默风格。 11. We renewed discussion along the same vein.我们以同一种风格开始了新一轮的讨论。