veins

US: /ˈveɪnz/
UK: /vˈe‍ɪnz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


vein /vein/
  • danh từ
    • (giải phẫu) tĩnh mạch
      • pulmonary veins: tĩnh mạch phổi
    • (thực vật học) gân lá; (động vật học) gân cánh (sâu bọ)
    • vân (đá, gỗ)
    • (ngành mỏ) mạch
      • a vein of coal: mạch than
    • nguồn cảm hứng
      • the poetic vein: nguồn thơ
      • to be in vein of doing something: đang thứ muốn làm việc gì
    • đặc tính; tâm trạng, xu hướng
    • lối, điệu
      • to speak in a humorous vein: nói theo lối hài hước
  • ngoại động từ
    • sơn giả vân, vẽ giả vân (lên vật gì)

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 blood-vessel; nervure:
He killed himself by opening a vein in his wrist.
2 streak, seam, stripe, striation, stria, thread, line:
The reddish vein gives this marble a warm feeling.
3 seam, lode, stratum, course, deposit, bed:
The prospector discovered a vein of almost pure gold in the old mine.
4 thread, hint, suggestion, touch, trace, streak, line, strain, mood, spirit, tone, note, tenor, feeling, attitude, disposition, humour, temper; tendency or inclination or proclivity toward(s):
Underlying her apparent kindness is a vein of bitter hatred.
5 way, manner, course, fashion, style, mode, pattern:
He would have continued in that same vein if the chairman hadn't stopped him.

Concise English dictionary


veinsveɪn
noun
+a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
+a distinctive style or manner
+any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
+a layer of ore between layers of rock
+one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
verb
+make a veinlike pattern