- [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 The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm. 护士很难在他的手臂上找到静脉。
Homophones vain | veinvain vein- vain adjective
He plunged into the icy water in a vain effort to rescue his dog. 他跳入冰冷的水中，徒劳地试图去救他的狗。
- vein noun
A vein in her head throbbed when she was angry. 她生气时，头上的一根血管在颤动。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1He felt the adrenalin coursing through his veins. 他感觉到自己血脉贲张。 The philosopher Seneca opened his veins in his bath. 哲学家塞内加在浴缸里割开了自己的静脉。 The veins stood out on her throat and temples. 她的脖子和太阳穴处青筋暴起。 There's a drop of Irish blood in her veins. 她有一点儿爱尔兰血统。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blue
- broken
- spider
- …
- course through
- flow through
- pump through
- …
- pulse
- throb
- bulge
- …
- … blood in somebody’s veins
- [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 area 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 a vein of gold 金矿脉
- [singular] vein (of something)
an amount of a particular quality or feature in something （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。 There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said. 他的话中有一种众所周知的智慧。
Extra ExamplesThe writer tapped into a rich vein of humour in the play. 作者在剧中加入了大量的幽默元素。 The team have hit a rich vein of form recently. 近来球队已达到最佳竞技状态。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rich
（常用于否定句中）指富裕、有钱：
- hit
- strike
- mine
- …
- vein of
- in a different vein
- in a lighter vein
- in a more serious vein
- …
- [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。 Other speakers tackled the same problem in a lighter vein. 其他发言者以轻松的方式处理了同样的问题。 Fortunately, the rest of the evening continued in a lighter vein. 值得庆幸的是，那天晚上后来的气氛变得轻松了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rich
（常用于否定句中）指富裕、有钱：
- hit
- strike
- mine
- …
- vein of
- in a different vein
- in a lighter vein
- in a more serious vein
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.