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ventilate

vt.使通风,给...装通风设备

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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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blow  waft  respire  breathe  puff  whiff  gasp  wheeze  ventilate  inflate  blow up    

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aerate  air  consider  cool  deliberate  discuss  examine  reason  refresh  study  talk-over  treat    

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-/