vein

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT Your veins are the thin tubes in your body through which your blood flows toward your heart. Compare . 靜脈
Many veins are found just under the skin. 許多靜脈就在皮膚下面。
2. N-COUNT Something that is written or spoken in a particular vein is written or spoken in that style or mood. 風(fēng)格; 語氣
It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein. 這是他使用了較為輕盈的風(fēng)格的最佳作品之一。
3. N-COUNT A vein of a particular quality is evidence of that quality that someone often shows in their behaviour or work. 跡象
A rich vein of humour runs through the book. 幽默的痕跡遍布全書。
4. N-COUNT The veins on a leaf are the thin lines on it. 葉脈
...the serrated edges and veins of the feathery leaves. …這些羽狀樹葉的鋸齒形邊緣和葉脈。

His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed .
You could almost hear the blood coursing through her veins as she passed the finishing line .
The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart .
I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles .
I could feel the blood pulsing through my veins.