organ
noun uk/ˈɔː.ɡən/ us/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
(BODY PART)
C1 [ C ]（动植物的）器官
a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a particular job
an external/internal/reproductive organ 外部／内部／生殖器官
an organ donor/transplant 器官捐赠者／移植
- More examples
- He sustained injuries to his arms, legs and several internal organs.
- Your ears, eyes, tongue, nose and skin are your sense organs.
- Transplantation of organs from living donors raises ethical issues.
(INSTRUMENT)
C2 [ C ]管风琴;电风琴
a musical instrument with a keyboard in which sound is produced by air being forced through pipes of different sizes and lengths when you press the keys with your hands or feet, or in which sound is produced electronically
Electronic organs are much smaller and cheaper than pipe organs. 电风琴比管风琴小得多，也便宜得多。
(NEWSPAPER)
the organ of something formal （某组织的）喉舌，宣传工具（指报纸或广播电台）
a newspaper or broadcasting station produced by a particular organization and giving only the opinions of that organization
The newspaper Pravda was the official organ of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. 《真理报》曾是苏联共产党的官方报纸。
You can hardly call a radio station that's essentially an organ of the state part of the free press.
That news channel is an organ of the church in Italy.
The cable news network was widely considered to be the organ of the Republican Party.
During this era, the paper was seen by some as the organ of the left.