expectorate
vt.咳出 vi.吐痰
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expectorate为短语/超纲词汇
expectorate
/ɪk'spektəreɪt; ɪk`spɛktə,ret/
v [I, Tn] (fml or medical 文或医) send out (phlegm from the throat, blood from the lungs) by coughing; spit 吐或咯(痰、血、唾液等); 吐痰; 咯血; 吐唾液
*In cases of tuberculosis blood is expectorated. 肺结核病有咯血症状.
expectorate
v [I][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of expectorare, from pectus
'chest']
formal to force liquid out of your mouth
=
spit