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单词 aerate
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Definition of aerate in English:

aerate

verb ˈɛːreɪtˈɛreɪt
[with object]
  • Introduce air into (a material)

    使(材料)透气

    aerate the lawn using a garden fork

    用园艺叉给草坪透气。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are a range of options to aerate soil, depending on the size of your garden.
    • This patient, a young woman, had obtained her nitrous oxide from cartridges of nitrous oxide used to aerate cream.
    • And the drainage pipes aerate the soil nicely - especially the soil used to cover the pipes.
    • He must be aerating the soil, the blessed man.
    • This is useful to control weeds and aerate the soil, which helps deter seedling diseases.
    • The winter freezing and thawing will naturally aerate the soil.
    • To feed the microbes, plants must aerate sewage sludge with costly, power-hogging equipment.
    • He concentrated on feeding the bacteria, which aerate the earth and decompose organic matter.
    • A layer of organic mulch on the surface continually adds soil-building humus, while feeding earthworms that tunnel to aerate the soil.
    • They aerate the soil and leave nutrient-rich waste.
    • Fountains play at either end of the main pool, aerating the water.
    • You can reduce this ground compaction and add air to the soil by aerating your entire lawn.
    • We've put pumps in to aerate the water and feed back oxygen into the dam for the fish to survive.
    • You also may need to aerate the water so the water organisms' oxygen needs are met.
    • Earthworms would now plow the pastures and aerate the soil.
    • Can evolution explain the earthworm's activities of loosening, stirring up and aerating the soil to make it more fertile?
    • If you want a more ‘advanced’ tasting, clench your teeth and suck in some air to help aerate the wine.
    • A whisk is the best tool for combining the liquid with the flour-butter mixture - it aerates the sauce as well as blends it.
    • Cultivate 2 inches deep 7 days after treatment to aerate the soil.
    • For this reason, it is important to stir and aerate stored grain.
    Synonyms
    inflate, blow up

Derivatives

  • aeration

  • noun ɛːˈreɪʃ(ə)nɛˈreɪʃ(ə)n
    mass noun
    • The introduction of air into a material.

      使(材料)透气

      raised beds improve the drainage and aeration of the soil
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It should be porous for root aeration and drainage, but also able to retain water and nutrients.
      • This process requires soil aeration and a neutral or alkaline soil environment.
      • Ethylene or propylene gas mixtures were renewed every day after aeration of the jars.
  • aerator

  • noun ˈɛːreɪtəˈɛˌreɪdər
    • To provide oxygen, water is slowly moved through the sock with tractor-powered or electric paddlewheel aerators.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Install aerators in faucets and low flow showerheads.
      • If both hot and cold water are affected, probably the aerator is congested with rust and corrosion.
      • The innovative aerators offer golf course superintendents a better solution to their lake aeration needs.
      • Mechanical aerators are used in aerated lagoons to ensure constant mixing of the manure.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin aer 'air' + -ate3, influenced by French aérer.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of aerate in US English:

aerate

verbˈerātˈɛreɪt
[with object]
  • Introduce air into (a material)

    使(材料)透气

    before seeding, consider aerating the lawn
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To feed the microbes, plants must aerate sewage sludge with costly, power-hogging equipment.
    • For this reason, it is important to stir and aerate stored grain.
    • And the drainage pipes aerate the soil nicely - especially the soil used to cover the pipes.
    • He must be aerating the soil, the blessed man.
    • Earthworms would now plow the pastures and aerate the soil.
    • This patient, a young woman, had obtained her nitrous oxide from cartridges of nitrous oxide used to aerate cream.
    • Can evolution explain the earthworm's activities of loosening, stirring up and aerating the soil to make it more fertile?
    • You also may need to aerate the water so the water organisms' oxygen needs are met.
    • If you want a more ‘advanced’ tasting, clench your teeth and suck in some air to help aerate the wine.
    • A whisk is the best tool for combining the liquid with the flour-butter mixture - it aerates the sauce as well as blends it.
    • Cultivate 2 inches deep 7 days after treatment to aerate the soil.
    • The winter freezing and thawing will naturally aerate the soil.
    • This is useful to control weeds and aerate the soil, which helps deter seedling diseases.
    • You can reduce this ground compaction and add air to the soil by aerating your entire lawn.
    • Fountains play at either end of the main pool, aerating the water.
    • A layer of organic mulch on the surface continually adds soil-building humus, while feeding earthworms that tunnel to aerate the soil.
    • There are a range of options to aerate soil, depending on the size of your garden.
    • We've put pumps in to aerate the water and feed back oxygen into the dam for the fish to survive.
    • They aerate the soil and leave nutrient-rich waste.
    • He concentrated on feeding the bacteria, which aerate the earth and decompose organic matter.
    Synonyms
    inflate, blow up

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin aer ‘air’ + -ate, influenced by French aérer.

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