blood vessel• If the plaque blocks a blood vessel, a heart attack or stroke can occur.• You have more sweat glands and blood vessels per square inch in your scalp than any other part of your body.• Heart tissue has a complexarchitecture that includes blood vessels and connective tissue, as well as musclecells.• The new softplasticprobe is designed to take microdialysis samples from soft tissues or blood vessels.• Vasomax is an oralversion of a currentinjection drug that dilates penileblood vessels.• My doctors performed a bypassoperation to clear away a blockage in the blood vessels that supply my heart.• Doctors first thought it reduced blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, Rubin said.• The blood vessels then dilate, allowing blood to flow more easily.
Originvessel
(1300-1400)Old Frenchvaissel, from Late Latinvascellum, from Latinvas; → VASE
1ship/boat船隻ADJECTIVE | VERB + VESSEL | VESSEL + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤stranded, stricken擱淺的/遇險的船隻➤seaworthy適於航海的船隻▸➤sailing, steam帆船;蒸汽船▸➤ocean-going, seagoing遠洋輪;海船➤fishing漁船➤cargo, commercial, container, freight (especially BrE) , merchant貨輪;商船;集裝箱船;貨運輪船➤naval軍艦➤escort, patrol, supply, support, survey, transport護航艦;巡邏艦;補給艦;支援艦;勘測船;運輸艦➤passenger客輪➤research科考船➤foreign外國輪船➤enemy敵艦➤high-speed快艇VERB + VESSEL➤operate駕駛船隻◇He was accused of operating the vessel while drunk.他被控醉酒駕船。➤register註冊船◇The vessel was registered in Bermuda.這條船是在百慕大註冊的。➤charter包租船➤steer為船掌舵➤anchor, berth, moor拋錨停船;停泊船隻▸➤sink使船下沉➤refloat使船再次浮起◇A salvage team failed to refloat the vessel.打撈隊沒能使這艘船重新浮上水面。➤intercept, seize攔截/扣留船隻◇The Navy seized any vessel caught trading with the enemy.海軍扣押了被發現與敵人做生意的所有船隻。 ➤board登上船◇Police boarded and searched the vessel.警察登船搜查。➤ram撞擊船◇The captain of the boat was accused of ramming a patrol vessel.小船的船長被指控撞擊一艘巡邏艇。➤attack攻擊船VESSEL + VERB➤be afloat船浮在水面◇It was one of the largest vessels afloat.那是在水上航行的最大船隻之一。➤sail船航行◇The damaged vessel sailed on for another 50 miles.受損的船又航行了 50 英里。➤be bound for sth船開往⋯◇a French vessel bound for Nigeria一艘駛往尼日利亞的法國船➤enter sth船駛入⋯◇The vessel finally entered port after thirty days at sea.經過 30 天的海上旅程,這艘船終於駛入港口。➤leave sth船駛離⋯▸➤carry sb/sth船裝載⋯◇The vessel carried a crew of 130.這艘船上載有 130 名船員。➤go aground, run aground, sink船擱淺;船下沉◇The vessel flooded and began to sink.船身進水,開始下沉。PREPOSITION➤aboard a/the vessel到船上◇They managed to haul the survivors aboard the vessel.他們設法將幸存者都拖上了船。➤alongside a/the vessel在船的旁邊◇A rescue boat managed to come alongside the crippled vessel.一艘救援船設法靠在了受損船的旁邊。➤on a/the vessel, on board a/the vessel在船上◇A fire broke out on board the vessel.船上起火了。vessel
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2container for liquids液體容器ADJECTIVE | VERB + VESSEL | VESSEL + VERBADJECTIVE➤drinking飲具➤empty空容器◇It is a scientific fact that empty vessels make the most noise.空容器發出的聲音最響,這是經過科學證明的事實。➤ritual, sacred祭器;聖器◇ancient bronze ritual vessels古代的青銅禮器➤bronze, ceramic, glass, pottery, wooden, etc.青銅、陶瓷、玻璃、陶製、木製等器皿VERB + VESSEL➤fill裝進容器VESSEL + VERB➤contain sth容器中盛有⋯➡ see also blood vessel