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spleen

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n.脾

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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) .