Transfuse



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.输血;充满
• ［英］ v.输血 ( to transfer blood into a vein of a person) ; 充满 ( permeate)
• ［记］ trans ( 横向) +fuse ( 流) -> 流到另一边 -> 输血
• ［例］ A blush transfused her face. ( 她满脸通红)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (transfused; transfusing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere, from trans- + fundere to pour — more at found
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to cause to pass from one to another ; transmit
  • b. to diffuse into or through ; permeate <sunlight transfuses the bay>
• 2.
  • a. to transfer (as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal
  • b. to subject (a patient) to transfusion
• ? transfusible or transfusable adjective

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