/ˌɪntrəˈvi:nəs ||; ˌɪntrəˈvinəs/adj (abbr IV) (used about drugs or food 指药物或食物) going into a VEIN(= a tube in your body that carries blood) 进入静脉内的: an intravenous injection 静脉注射 ➔intravenously adv The patient had to be fed intravenously. 病人必须靠静脉注射来维持生命。