| 单词 | aspirate |
| 释义 | aspirate v. /as"peuh rayt'/; n., adj., /as"peuhr it/, v. , aspirated, aspirating, n. , adj. v.t. 1. Phonet. a. to articulate (a speech sound, esp. a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. b. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h-sound, as in which, pronounced /hwich/, or hitch as opposed to witch or itch. 2. Med. a. to remove (a fluid) from a body cavity by use of an aspirator or suction syringe. b. to inhale (fluid or a foreign body) into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting. 3. to draw or remove by suction. n. 4. Phonet. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h-sounds. 5. Med. the substance or contents that have been aspirated. adj. 6. Phonet. (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated. [1660-70; < L aspiratus breathed upon (ptp. of aspirare). See ASPIRE, -ATE1] |
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