Bile



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 胆汁; 愤怒
• ［类］ insulin : pancreas / bile : liver ( 胰脏分泌胰岛素 / 肝脏分泌胆汁)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile
• Date: 1547
• 1.
  • a. either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy
  • b. a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats
• 2.
  • a. inclination to anger
  • b. acrimony, vitriol

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