ventilate

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ven·ti·late /ˈventəleɪt $ -tl-eɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 AIRto let fresh air into a room, building etc 使通風

well-ventilated/poorly ventilated etc

a well-ventilated kitchen

通風良好的廚房

2 to pump air into and out of someone’s lungs, using a special machine 〔用呼吸機〕給…供氧

Both patients are sedated and ventilated.

兩位病人都用了鎮靜劑和呼吸機。

3 formal to express your opinions or feelings about something 發表〔意見或看法〕；表達〔感情〕

The important thing is to ventilate your anger.

重要的是要把你的憤怒表達出來。

—ventilation /ˌventəˈleɪʃən $ -tlˈeɪ-/ noun [uncountableU]

a ventilation system

通風系統

artificial ventilation

人工通風；人工通氣

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ventilate• Doctrinal issues were never ventilated.• All these hazards, winter and summer, are the reasons an attic should be well ventilated.• It is not a good design, even if the furnaces and ducts are heavily insulated and the attic well ventilated.• Doctrinal issues were never ventilated, and the dispute was confined to questions of legal rights and political jurisdiction.• Ensure that your place of work is properly ventilated, lit and when necessary, heated.• After treatment the store should be ventilated until the chlorine smell has dispersed.• Ventilate your house when painting.

well-ventilated/poorly ventilated etc• It could be a hazard only where it might build up in poorly ventilated buildings.• Beetles and fungus only flourish in damp, poorly ventilated conditions.• Automobile mechanics working in a poorly ventilated space may develop headaches from carbon monoxide exposure.

Origin ventilate

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of ventilare, from ventus “wind”

ven·ti·late verb

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