ventilate
verb[T]
uk/ˈven.tɪ.leɪt/us/ˈven.t̬əl.eɪt/ventilateverb[T](PROVIDE AIR)
tocausefreshairtoenterandmovearound aclosedspace:
使通风;使空气流通Ventilate theroomwell whileapplyingthepaint.
Iworkin a very poorly-ventilatedbuilding.
medicalspecialized
toforceairin and out of thelungsof apersonwho cannotbreatheeasilyontheirown, using aspecialmachinecalled aventilator:
If herconditiondeteriorates, she will need to be ventilated andadmittedtointensivecare.
Coronaviruspatientscandevelopseverepneumoniaand canstruggletobreathe, oftenneedingto be ventilated inintensivecare.
- Set upfansto ventilate thehouse,lowerthetemperatureon theairconditioner, andrundehumidifiers tosqueezeexcesswaterout of theair.
- If you mustdryclothesinside,hangthem on aclotheshorseandopenawindowto ventilate theroom.
- He had twoboutsofpneumoniaandcollapsedlungs, so he was put on aventilatorwhere he had to be ventilated hard.
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- dusting
- freshen
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- muck
- re-rack
- sandblast
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit and polishidiom
- spruce
- tidy
- valet
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Resuscitation
Respiratory disorders
ventilateverb[T](MAKE KNOWN)
formal
toexpressanopinionormentionasubjectso that it can bediscussedbyothers:
说出;提到;发表She used themeetingto ventilate all hergrievances.她利用那次会议说出了自己所有的委屈。
- Thegroupgivespeopleaplaceto ventilatetheirfeelingsof beingtired,depressedandoverwhelmed.
- 150peoplegatheredin McDougall'shallfor thepurposeof ventilatingtheirgrievancesinregardto thetimberlaw.
Expressing and asking opinions
- amirite
- apothegm
- come out
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- express
- far
- propound
- put
- run
- runsomethingbysomeone
- screed
- should've
- soapbox
- sound off
- talk
- vociferously
- would
- wouldn't