ventilate
vt.使通风,给...装通风设备
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ventilate为六级词汇
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名词:ventilation 动词过去式:ventilated 过去分词:ventilated 现在分词:ventilating 第三人称单数:ventilates
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vent=wind(风)
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ventilate
/'ventɪleɪt; [US] -təleɪt; `vɛntl,et/
v [Tn]
1 cause air to enter and move freely through (a room, building, etc) 使空气进入(房间、建筑物等); 使空气流通
*ventilate the galleries of a coal-mine 使煤矿坑道通风
* My office is well-/poorly-ventilated. 我的办公室通风良好[不良].
2 (fml fig 文, 比喻) make (a question, grievance, etc) widely known and cause it to be discussed 将(问题、不满的意见等)公开并引起讨论
*These issues have been very well ventilated. 这些问题已经过充分讨论.
ventilate
v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of ventilare, from ventus 'wind']
to let fresh air into a room, building etc
well-ventilated/poorly ventilated etc
a well-ventilated kitchen
to pump air into and out of someone's lungs, using a special machine
Both patients are sedated and ventilated.
formal to express your opinions or feelings about something
The important thing is to ventilate your anger.
>ventilation [,ventɪ'leɪʃən (US) -tl'eɪ-/