🇬🇧🇨🇳 vessel - 血管 : English Lesson

Meaning of "vessel" ("血管"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A vessel can be any container that holds liquid, like a bowl or a teacup. It can also mean a big boat or ship that carries people or things across water. Even your blood travels through tiny vessels in your body! So basically, a vessel is anything that holds or transports something.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My spaceship drawing was meant to be a vessel for astronauts, but it looked more like a squished banana.

I told my little brother his cereal bowl was a vessel for milk, but he just wore it as a hat.

My lunchbox is a vessel for food, but by noon, it’s just a vessel for crumbs.

My sister tried to use a hat as a vessel for her juice… it did not end well.

Timmy tried to use a colander as a vessel for his juice, but it didn't work out so well.

An old woman found a cracked vessel on the shore, a cup once full of stories. She used the vessel to scoop sea water and pour it into a plastic vessel that fit her hands. A toy vessel, a small boat, floated from her palm. She laughed; the vessel carried life back to a dying seed.

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This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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