spleen
美音:
[spli:n
]英音:
[spli:n
]n.脾
难易程度:
spleen为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:spleeny
近义词, 同义词
spleen
/spli:n; splin/
n
1 [C] organ of the body situated at the left of the stomach, which regulates the quality of the blood 脾; 脾脏. =>illus at digestive 见digestive插图.
2 [U] (fml or dated 文或旧) bad temper; irritability or grumpiness 坏脾气; 怒气; 怨气
*a fit of spleen 一阵怒气
* vent one's spleen on sb 对某人发脾气.
spleen
n
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: esplen, from Latin splen, from Greek]
[C]
an organ near your stomach that controls the quality of your blood
[U]formal
anger, especially unreasonable or unfair anger
Obviously you're annoyed, but that doesn't give you the right to vent your spleen on me (=get angry with me) .