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单词 aerate
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aerate

(eəreɪt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense aerates, present participle aerating, past tense, past participle aerated
verb
To aerate a substance means to cause air or gas to pass through it.
Aerate the soil by spiking with a fork. [VERB noun]
...fresh crab and lobster, transported south in tanker loads of aerated salted water. [VERB-ed]

aerate in British English

(ˈɛəreɪt)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp carbon dioxide, as in the manufacture of effervescent drink
2. 
to expose to the action or circulation of the air, so as to purify
Derived forms
aeration (aerˈation)
noun
aerator (ˈaerator)
noun

aerate in American English

(ˈɛrˌeɪt; ˈeɪərˌeɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈaerˌated or ˈaerˌating
1. 
to expose to air, or cause air to circulate through
2. 
to supply oxygen to (the blood) by the process of respiration
3. 
to charge (liquid) with gas, as in making soda water
Derived forms
aeration (aerˈation)
noun
Word origin
aero- + -ate1

Examples of 'aerate' in a sentence
aerate

`In a first-class trauma unit, we could drain the lungs, aerate the blood with a machine, keep him alive for hours.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
"These are the oxygenation tunnels that aerate the water that goes down into the -" "Into the Lower Depths.
Kara Dalkey WATER BOOK ONE: ASCENSION (2002)
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