n.[C]

1. 船，舰
2. 飞船，飞机（尤指水上飞机）
3. 容器，器皿
   Cups, basins, pots, bottles, casks, etc., are vessels that hold liquids.

   杯，盆，罐，瓶，桶等都是盛液体的容器。

4. 血管，脉管
5. 【植】导管

n.

1. a ship or large boat.
2. a hollow container used to hold liquid.
3. Anatomy  & Zoology  a duct or canal conveying blood or other fluid.
   ▸Botany  any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and nutrients from the root.
4. (in or after biblical use) a person regarded as embodying a particular quality:
   she was inherently the weaker vessel.