【vessel音标】 英[ˈvesl] 美[ˈvesl]
【单词释义】 vessel是什么意思：
n.大船；轮船；容器，器皿；血管；（植物的）导管
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] vessels
【vessel形近词/近似词】
easel n.画架，黑板架
chisel n.凿子，錾子；（非正式）诈骗 v.雕，刻，凿；（非正式）欺骗
diesel n.柴油机；柴油；柴油车
weasel n.鼬鼠，黄鼠狼；狡猾的人 vi.躲避，躲闪（承诺、责任等）；含糊其辞
counsel n.劝告，忠告，建议；协商，讨论 vt.劝告，建议；提供专业咨询
carousel n.旋转木马；（机场的）行李传送带
【近义词解析】
◇ 船
boat (n.（小）船，小舟； [非正式]轮船)：可泛指任何大小的船只，尤指靠划桨或风帆行驶的无篷小船；有时也可指载运乘客的轮船。
canoe ([考研]n. 独木舟，皮划艇)：指用桨划行的、长而轻的小舟。
ship (n. 大船，轮船，舰)：含义广泛，通常指运送人、货物的大轮船，如内河航运或航海船只。
vessel ([四级]n. [正式]船，舰)：通常指运人、货物的大型船只。
【单词例句】
◇ They also had blood tests to measure several inflammatory biomarkers, which indicate how much plaque has built up in the blood vessels, and whether people are at risk of heart attack or stroke. The results showed that these inflammatory markers had significantly reduced compared with the control group.
这些人还抽血检测了几个炎症生物指标，这些指标能显示出血管中积聚了多少斑块，以及是否有心脏病发作或中风的风险。结果显示，相比对照组，这些人的炎症指标都显著降低。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ They get their name because you can feel your pulse there, and the reason you can do that is because vessels are so close to the edge of your skin that one can easily hear or feel the flow of blood.
之所以叫脉搏点是因为在这些地方可以感受到脉搏，而且因为这里的血管和皮肤最近，人们可以轻易地听到或感触到血液的流动。
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◇ "It may lead to numerous complications, such as pneudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel in the brain).'
“这可能会导致多种并发症，比如假性纵膈（空气滞留在两肺间的胸腔中）、鼓膜穿孔，甚至脑动脉瘤（肿胀的脑血管）破裂。”