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bladder

noun
🔊/ˈblædə(r)/
🔊/ˈblædər/
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  1. an organ that has the shape of a bag in which liquid waste (= urine) collects before it is passed out of the body膀胱
    • He died of bladder cancer.他死于膀胱癌。
    see also gall bladderTopics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • irritable
    • weak
    • …
    verb + bladder
    • empty
    • relieve
    • control
    • …
    bladder + noun
    • control
    • cancer
    • infection
    • …
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  2. a bag made of rubber, leather, etc. that can be filled with air or liquid, such as the one inside a football皮囊，气囊（如球胆）
    3. Word OriginOld English blǣdre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blaar and German Blatter, also to the verb blow.