| 单词 | expectorate |
| 释义 | expectorate (once / 11453 pages) v Looking for a fancy way to say "cough up phlegm"? Try expectorate. There's no way around it — expectorating is pretty gross. If you have a respiratory problem like bronchitis, you're going to expectorate a lot: phlegm and mucus will build up in your lungs, and you'll eventually cough it up and spit it out. A doctor might prescribe a special cough medicine to help you expectorate. Sometimes people use expectorate to mean spitting out plain old saliva, too. WORD FAMILYexpectorate: expectorated, expectorates, expectorating, expectoration, expectorator+/expectoration: expectorations/expectorator: expectorators USAGE EXAMPLESNo one wanted to follow him after he expectorated barbs. Washington Post(May 24, 2016) “A land of expectorating cowpokes!” he cries when Jefferson identifies himself as the country’s former president. Washington Post(Apr 05, 2016) There’s nothing worse than doing a student matinee of a serious play, and you expectorate, and everyone goes, “Ewwww!” Washington Times(Jun 05, 2014) 1v clear out the chest and lungs This drug expectorates quickly Syn|Hyper clear out, drive out remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 2v discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth Syn|Hypo|Hyper cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up cough exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spueexpel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth spit out, splutter, sputterspit up in an explosive manner hack, whoopcough spasmodically clear the throat, hawkclear mucus or food from one's throat discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release eliminate (a substance) |
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