Слово англійською: vein
Іменник
Переклад vein українською: ве́на, жи́ла, настрій, схильність
Детальний опис
- [countable] any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart
- the jugular vein
- The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.
compare artery see also deep vein thrombosis, portal vein, thread vein, varicose veinHomophones vain | veinvain vein
/veɪn/
- vain adjective
- He plunged into the icy water in a vain effort to rescue his dog.
- vein noun
- A vein in her head throbbed when she was angry.
[countable] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing
[countable] a narrow area of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock synonym seam [singular] vein (of something) an amount of a particular quality or feature in something- They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary.
- There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said.
[singular, uncountable] a particular style or manner- A number of other people commented in a similar vein.
- ‘And that's not all,’ he continued in angry vein.
- Other speakers tackled the same problem in a lighter vein.
- Fortunately, the rest of the evening continued in a lighter vein.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.