bile
bile — 名詞
1. a bitter fluid from your liver that helps the body process fat in food
膽汁
肝臟分泌、幫助消化脂肪的苦液
a bitter fluid from your liver that helps the body process fat in food
The scan showed bile collecting around Meera's inflamed gallbladder.
掃描顯示膽汁正積在 Meera 發炎的膽囊周圍。
medical context: bile around gallbladder
After the vomiting stopped, a little bile still burned Ezra's throat.
嘔吐停了之後，少量膽汁仍燒得 Ezra 的喉嚨發痛。
bile after vomiting
The nurse explained that bile helps break down the fat in lunch.
護士解釋說，膽汁能幫助分解午餐裡的脂肪。
Doctors drained bile from Christopher's belly after the crash.
車禍後，醫師從 Christopher 的腹部引流出膽汁。
On the monitor, green bile was leaking into the small tube.
螢幕上可以看到綠色膽汁正漏進那條小管子裡。
- digestive juice
a broader term that can refer to several fluids in the body, not only this one
- gall
an older or more literary word that can also appear in medical writing
文法句型
bile helps break down fat
vomit bile
drain bile from + body part
用法筆記
Mostly used in medical talk or when describing vomiting and gallbladder trouble. In everyday speech, people often mention bile when a bitter yellow liquid comes up after the stomach is empty.
常見錯誤
2. sharp, hostile anger that comes out in someone's words or actions
怨氣
帶惡意的強烈怒氣
sharp, hostile anger that comes out in someone's words or actions
At the hearing, Rania spoke with bile about her former boss.
在聽證會上，Rania 談到前老闆時語氣帶著怨氣。
speak with bile
Online commenters spewed bile at the actress after the interview.
訪談後，網路留言者把怨氣全往那位女演員身上倒。
spew bile at + person
Piotr's article was full of bile after the union vote.
工會投票後，Piotr 的文章裡充滿怨氣。
The coach heard bile in the parents' shouts from the stands.
教練從看台上家長的叫喊聲裡聽出了怨氣。
Bile filled Marta's voice when she mentioned the stolen prize.
Marta 提到那座被偷走的獎盃時，聲音裡滿是怨氣。
- bitterness
can describe a longer, quieter feeling and does not always show itself in speech
- spite
focuses more on the wish to hurt someone than on angry expression
- vitriol
sounds more formal and is especially common for cruel written or spoken attacks
文法句型
speak with bile
full of bile
spew bile at + person
用法筆記
Usually appears in writing about hostile speech, especially in politics, arguments, and online abuse. It suggests anger mixed with spite, not a quick burst of temper.