artery /ˈɑ:təri/ n.［c］动脉；要道：main artery主动脉；blood flowing through veins and arteries流经静脉和动脉的血液 The surgeon will widen her arteries. 外科医生将为她扩张动脉。We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met.这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。