English Dictionary

liver

/ˈlɪvə/

noun

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

He has a healthy liver.

意味（1）

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient.

意味（2）

(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.

I'd like some goose liver pate.

意味（3）

A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

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意味（4）

(obsolete chemistry) Any of various chemical compounds—particularly sulfides—thought to resemble livers in color.

He gave his horse some liver of antimony.