- [countable]
a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile 肝 liver disease 肝病 He had a liver transplant at the age of 12. 他12岁时接受了肝移植。 a nationwide appeal for a donor liver 向全国发出的寻找供体肝脏的呼吁
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1bile acids returning to the liver 回到肝脏的胆汁酸 cirrhosis of the liver 肝硬化 enzymes in the liver 肝脏里的酶
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diseased
- enlarged
- fatty
- …
- cancer
- cirrhosis
- damage
- …
- in the liver
- of the liver
- to the liver
- …
- [uncountable, countable]
the liver of some animals that is cooked and eaten (动物供食用的)肝 liver and onions 洋葱炒肝尖 chicken livers 鸡肝
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chopped
- chicken
- goose
- …
- pâté
Word OriginOld English lifer, of Germanic origin; related to German Leber, Dutch lever.