单词 | expectorate |
释义 | expectorate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Humanexpectorateex‧pec‧to‧rate /ɪkˈspektəreɪt/ verb [intransitive]formalHBH to force liquid out of your mouth SYN spit→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusexpectorate• Later tough mucus may form which is difficult to expectorate.• Whoosh! your lips expectorate a stream of self-igniting gasoline.• Inability to expectorate and is obliged to swallow any sputum that is raised; it may taste greasy.Origin expectorate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of expectorare, from pectus “chest” |
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