1. | [c] 静脉any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart |
the jugular vein 颈静脉 |
2. | [c] 叶脉；翅脉any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing |
3. | [c] 纹理；纹路；条纹a narrow strip of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese |
4. | [c] 矿脉；矿脉床；矿层；岩脉a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock |
a vein of gold 金矿脉 |
5. | [sing] ~ (of sth) （某种素质或特征的）量an amount of a particular quality or feature in sth |
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。 |
6. | [sing][u] 风格；方式a particular style or manner |
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。 |
