emit

Word family

e·mit /ɪˈmɪt/ verb (emitted, emitting) [transitiveT]

SENDto send out gas, heat, light, sound etc 散發，發出〔氣、熱、光、聲音等〕

The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.

水壺發出了刺耳的鳴笛聲。

Examples from the Corpus

emit• But soon after lunar sunrise, it emitted an extremely powerful blast of radio energy.• The ratios change over time as potassium undergoes radioactive decay and emits argon gas.• Sounds emitted by the dolphins were recorded with an underwater microphone.• An average car emits five lungfuls of poisonous carbon monoxide gas per mile.• Sleep becomes very deep as your brain emits high, wide delta waves.• It emitted less than a tenth as much radiation.• When minerals such as quartz are heated, they emit light.• The Earth emits natural radiation.• He knew he had acquired an object which emitted other noxious gases - Pitfall Number One - but that wasn't all.• The machine emits regular bleeps which indicate the heart rate.

Origin emit

(1600-1700) Latin emittere, from mittere “to send”

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7914 COCA: 6273

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