liver¹ ◙ noun 1. a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic processes • 肝脏 a similar organ in other animals • （动物）肝脏 [mass noun] the flesh of an animal's liver as food • （食用）肝 »slices of lamb's liver. 羊肝片。 »[as modifier] liver pate. 肝酱。 »[count noun] chicken livers. 鸡肝。 (也作 liver colour)[mass noun] a dark reddish brown • 猪肝色，红褐色 2. The liver's main role is in the processing of the products of digestion into substances useful to the body. It also neutralizes harmful substances in the blood, secretes bile for the digestion of fats, synthesizes plasma proteins, and stores glycogen and some minerals and vitamins. It was anciently supposed to be the seat of love and violent emotion
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1. Old English lifer, of Germanic origin; related to German Leber, Dutch leverliver² ◙ noun 1. [with adj. or noun modifier] a person who lives in a specified way • 过着某种生活的人 »a clean liver. 清清白白的人。 »high livers. 上等人。