vein
脉络,静脉,血管,脉
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Definitions
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- : one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- : any blood vessel.
- : one of the riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of an insect.
- : one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf.
- : any body or stratum of ore, coal, etc., clearly separated or defined: a rich vein of coal.
- : a body or mass of igneous rock, deposited mineral, or the like occupying a crevice or fissure in rock; lode.
- : a natural channel or watercourse beneath the surface of the earth.
- : the water running through such a channel.
- : a streak or marking, as of a different shade or color, running through marble, wood, etc.
- : a condition, mood, or temper: a vein of pessimism.
- : a tendency, quality, or strain traceable in character, conduct, writing, etc.; manner or style: to write in a poetic vein.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Compression socks apply pressure to your veins and muscles and air circulation from your feet to your heart.
In a similar vein, focus on hiring, training, and retaining talented professionals, and routinely instilling in them an emphasis on the real benefits your product provides for your customers.
In a similar vein, it only felt right that Kenya’s most symbolically significant FKT should also be in Kenyan hands.
Along a similar vein, we have just analyzed the shape of an apple .
In those cases, the veins indicate that the rock had once interacted with flowing water.
Rather than downing a handful of pills, I planned to take my life by opening a vein in each wrist.
“There is such a vein of intelligence and deeply steeped expertise among them,” he says.
Whenever I look for a vein of sadness in Oliona it melts away.
In the decade following World War I, Hopper settled on a vein of imagery that has been his special glory ever since.
So in the vein of March Madness, here are my picks for the Final Four of the 2014 GOP championship of crazy.
Through it runs a vein about one vara wide, extending east and west for some distance.
A vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '