gland gland1 n. 1.【解剖學(xué)】腺。 a ductless gland無(wú)管腺。 the lacrimal glands 淚腺。 the salivary glands 唾腺。 the sweat [sudoriferous] glands 汗腺。 thyroid gland甲狀腺。 2.【植物;植物學(xué)】(分泌蜜等的)腺。 n. 【機(jī)械工程】密封壓蓋,填料蓋,密封蓋。 a labyrinth gland迂回密封蓋,曲折密封蓋,迷宮式密封蓋。 packing gland壓墊蓋,填料蓋。 a steam valve gland汽閥壓蓋。
" his poor mother , " murmured the major , trying to get the lachrymal gland in operation , so as to moisten the corner of his eye with a false tear “他那可憐的母親! ”少校吞吞吐吐地說(shuō)著,盡量想讓他的意志完全控制住自己的淚腺,以使便出一滴假眼淚來(lái)潤(rùn)濕他的眼角。
He was truly crying , but it would have been difficult to say whether joy or the onions produced the greatest effect on the lachrymal glands of the old inn - keeper of the pont - du - gard 他的確正在流眼淚,但究竟那是高興的結(jié)果還是洋蔥對(duì)邦杜加客棧老店主的淚腺起了作用,很難說(shuō)。