| 单词 | expectorate |
| 释义 | expectorate —expectorator, n. /ik spek"teuh rayt'/, v. , expectorated, expectorating. v.i. 1. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. v.t. 2. to eject or expel (matter) in this way. [1595-1605; < L expectoratus (ptp. of expectorare to expel from the breast), equiv. to ex- EX-1 + pector- (s. of pectus) breast + -atus -ATE1] |
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