| 单词 | aspirate |
| 释义 | aspirate (once / 10243 pages) 1v 2vn To aspirate is to exhale or breathe air out as you speak. Many languages include word sounds that require the speaker to aspirate. Many speakers aspirate as they pronounce certain sounds, and in linguistics or speech therapy, it's a common term. In medicine, to aspirate is something very different — it means to suck or breathe in, often in a dangerous way. Someone who drowns, for example, aspirates water as they struggle. The Latin root is aspirare, "to breathe upon, blow upon, or breathe." WORD FAMILYaspirate: aspirated, aspirates, aspirating, aspirator+/aspirator: aspirators USAGE EXAMPLES“Whangarei is gorgeous,” I said, and Bob gently corrected my pronunciation: In Maori, the “wh” is aspirated, almost approaching an “f” sound. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) It was unclear whether he had aspirated vomit into his lungs, had had a heart attack, or both. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) The voice is completely engaged in the emotional and technical content without resorting to aspirating or scooping up to notes. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) 1 1v suck in (air) Hyper breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air) 2v remove as if by suction 2aspirate the wound Syn|Hyper draw out, suck out draw in, suck in draw in as if by suction remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1v pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds Hyper articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way 2n a consonant pronounced with aspiration Hyper consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel |
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