3N-COUNT [usually singular] [usually adjective NOUN](行文的)风格;(说话的)语气,情绪 Something that is written or spoken in a particular vein is written or spoken in that style or mood. (行文的)风格;(说话的)语气,情绪
It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。
The girl now replies in similar vein.
这个女孩现在以相似的口吻回答。
4N-COUNT [usually singular]几分,若干(指在某人的行为或工作中常表现出的某种品质) A vein of a particular quality is evidence of that quality which someone often shows in their behaviour or work. 几分,若干(指在某人的行为或工作中常表现出的某种品质)
The striker's rich vein of form this season has seen him net 32 goals.
这位前锋本赛季状态奇佳,进球已达到32个。
This Spanish drama has a vein of black humour running through it. [+ of]
1tube carrying blood in the body血管ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIN | VEIN + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤blue青筋◇A blue vein throbbed in his forehead.他額頭上的一根青筋突突直跳。➤broken, spider, thread, varicose破裂的靜脈;蛛狀靜脈曲張;絲狀脈紋;曲張的靜脈◇She uses make-up to hide the thread veins in her cheeks.她靠化妝來遮掩面頰上的紅血絲。➤jugular頸靜脈➤hepatic, pulmonary, renal, etc. (allmedical醫學) 肝靜脈、肺靜脈、腎靜脈等VERB + VEIN➤course through, flow through, pump through, race through, run through, rush through, surge through流過靜脈;流經靜脈;通過靜脈輸送;急速流過靜脈;快速湧過靜脈◇He felt the adrenalin coursing through his veins.他感覺到自己血脈賁張。➤cut, open, sever切開靜脈;割脈◇The philosopher Seneca opened his veins in his bath.哲學家塞內加在浴缸裏割開了自己的靜脈。➤inject sth into將⋯注入靜脈VEIN + VERB➤pulse, throb靜脈跳動/顫動▸➤bulge, pop out, stand out靜脈鼓起;靜脈突出◇The veins stood out on her throat and temples.她的脖子和太陽穴處青筋暴起。PHRASES➤... blood in sb's veins有⋯血統◇There's a drop of Irish blood in her veins.她有一點兒愛爾蘭血統。vein
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2particular style/quality特色;風格ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤rich強烈的風格VERB + VEIN➤hit, strike形成/具有⋯風格◇The team have hit a rich vein of form recently.近來球隊已達到最佳競技狀態。➤mine, tap, tap into利用特色PREPOSITION➤vein of⋯特色◇The writer tapped into a rich vein of sentiment in the play.作者在劇中加入了大量的情感元素。PHRASES➤in a different vein, in a lighter vein, in a more serious vein以不同的/以較輕鬆的/以較嚴肅的風格◇Fortunately, the rest of the evening continued in a lighter vein.值得慶幸的是,那天晚上後來的氣氛變得輕鬆了。➤in a related vein, in the same vein, in a similar vein以相近的/以同樣的/以類似的風格