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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
blood
1 blood in the body 2 losing blood 3 giving blood see also HEART
1 blood in the body - the red liquid that moves around your body: blood (noun U) - the organ inside your chest that sends blood all round the body: heart - one of the tubes that carry the blood from all parts of the body to the heart: vein - one of the tubes that carry the blood from the heart to all parts of the body: artery - the movement of the blood around the body: circulation (noun U) Cold hands and feet are a sign of poor circulation. Note: the word vein is commonly used for both veins and arteries. Another word used to mean any of the tubes in the body which the blood passes through is blood vessel. - the regular movement of the heart or the sound it makes: heartbeat - the regular beating in your body as blood is pumped through it by the heart: pulse; to count how many times the heart beats in a minute: take*/feel* sb's pulse The doctor took my pulse. - the force with which the blood moves around the body: blood pressure (noun U) He's got high/low blood pressure. ◎ to have your blood pressure taken (= measured)
2 losing blood - (used about a person or a part of the body) to lose blood: bleed* 'Is it bleeding?' 'Not much; I think it's nearly stopped.' - blood flowing from a cut, etc: bleeding (noun U) There was a lot of bleeding from the wound in his leg. - when blood comes out quickly and in large quantities, it pours/streams (from, down, etc sth) Blood was pouring out of the wound. ◎ Blood was streaming down her arm. - when blood comes out with great force, it spurts Blood was spurting from his nose. - covered in blood: bloody a bloody finger - having marks of blood on it: bloodstained bloodstained clothing - an area of blood on the ground: pool of blood He was lying in a pool of blood. - a lump formed by blood as it dries: clot - an area formed by dried blood on the skin: scab
3 giving blood - to allow some of your blood to be taken so that it can be used to help cure other people: give* blood, donate blood; a person who does this: blood donor After the accident people were asked to give blood. - one of several different types of human blood (O, A, B, or AB): blood group, blood type Do you know your blood group? - an injection of blood into sb's body: blood transfusion She had to have a blood transfusion. - a place where blood is stored until it is needed for transfusion: blood bank - an examination of a small amount of sb's blood to check it for a medical condition: blood test - the blood that is taken for a blood test: blood sample ※ MORE ... - easily upset by the sight of blood: squeamish I couldn't be a nurse. I'm far too squeamish. - full of violence and blood: gory a gory film - involving bloody injuries: gruesome The battlefield was a gruesome sight.
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