A "kidney" is an organ that filters waste from blood and produces urine. "Kidney" or "kidneys" can also refer to the edible organ meat from animals.
A "kidney" is a vital organ in the body responsible for filtering waste from the blood and producing urine. "Kidneys" also refers to the edible meat from certain animals.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]肾；肾脏 Your kidneys are the organs in your body that take waste matter from your blood and send it out of your body as urine.
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[N-VAR 可变名词]（供食用的）腰子Kidneys are the kidneys of an animal, for example a lamb, calf, or pig, that are eaten as meat.
...lambs' kidneys.
羊腰子
...steak and kidney pie.
牛排和腰花馅饼
Oxford
kid·ney/ˈkɪdni; NAmEˈkɪdni/noun1[countable ]either of the two organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine肾；肾脏◆a kidney infection肾感染2[uncountable , countable ]the kidneysof some animals that are cooked and eaten （食用的）动物腰子◆steak and kidney pie牛肉腰花馅饼kidneykidneyskid·ney/ˈkɪdni; NAmEˈkɪdni/
LDC
kidneykid‧ney /ˈkɪdni/ ●●○ noun
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1kidney (1) [countable] one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine: a kidney transplant2[countable, uncountable] one or more of these organs from an animal, used as food: steak and kidney pie
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kidney
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kidneys[3664]
肾(97%)，腰子(2%)，类型(1%)
n.[解剖] 肾脏；腰子；个性
n.(Kidney)人名；(英)基德尼
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