Word · Frequency #6010
kidney
肾脏；肾
kidney
- 1.
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
体内过滤血液、产生尿液的器官。
- 2.
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
两种豆形排泄器官之一,过滤血液中的废物(尤其是尿素)并通过尿液排出
- 3.
This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.
作为食物烹饪的(动物)肾脏。
腰花；体内过滤血液、产生尿液的器官。；两种豆形排泄器官之一,过滤血液中的废物(尤其是尿素)并通过尿液排出；作为食物烹饪的(动物)肾脏。；肾
In use
In class, we looked at a model of a kidney and learned how it works.
If you drink too little water, your kidneys may have to work harder.
My aunt's doctor found a small stone in her kidney.
urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
kidney(s) + noun
可作定语修饰其他名词，如kidney disease（肾病）、kidney transplant（肾移植）等。
He had a kidney stone.
他得了肾结石。
someone's kidney
常用所有格表示某人的肾。
His kidney was damaged.
他的肾受损了。
kidney + verb
Connections
Collocations
- kidney stones
- 肾结石
- He was diagnosed with kidney stones last week.他上周被诊断出肾结石。
- kidney failure
- 肾衰竭
- Kidney failure can be treated with dialysis or transplantation.肾衰竭可以通过透析或移植来治疗。
- kidney transplant
- 肾移植
- She received a kidney transplant from her brother.她接受了来自她弟弟的肾移植。
- kidney disease
- 肾病
- Chronic kidney disease requires regular monitoring.慢性肾病需要定期监测。
- kidney function
- 肾功能
- The doctor checked his kidney function through blood tests.医生通过血液检查了他的肾功能。
- kidney donor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象小孩(kid)的肾脏像蚕豆藏在体内(ney音近'内')。
Context & Register
常用于医学或日常对话中指肾脏
Pronunciation & Spelling
Note that 'kidney' ends with /ni/ (like money, honey, journey, chimney), while 'donkey' and 'monkey' end with /ki/. All share the -ey spelling but differ in the final consonant sound.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.