one of the tubes in your body that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body. A tube that returns blood to your heart is called a vein. 动脉
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ARTERY | ARTERY + VERB | ARTERY + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤main, major主動脈;大動脈▸➤blocked, clogged堵塞的/阻塞的動脈➤narrowed變窄的動脈▸➤severed切斷的動脈VERB + ARTERY➤block, clog堵塞/阻塞動脈➤constrict, narrow使動脈收縮/變窄▸➤dilate, open, widen使動脈張大;使動脈張開;擴張動脈◇This procedure uses a device to widen the arteries.這項手術是用儀器使動脈擴張。➤sever切斷動脈➤damage損傷動脈ARTERY + VERB➤clog up動脈阻塞◇Too much fatty food will make your arteries clog up.吃太多的高脂食物會阻塞動脈。➤supply sth動脈供給⋯◇an artery supplying your heart with blood給心臟供血的動脈ARTERY + NOUN➤wall動脈壁➤blockage動脈堵塞PHRASES➤hardening of the arteries (= a disease of the arteries)動脈硬化◇She suffers from hardening of the arteries.她患有動脈硬化。