| 单词 | ventilate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ventileit] |
| 解释 | v.使…通风,透风 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.使…通风,透风 (to cause fresh air to circulate through) 【记】 vent(通气口)+ilate →通风 【例】 a badly ventilated house(通风不好的房 屋) |
| 字源 | ventilate (v.) early 15c., "to scatter, disperse (as the wind does)," from Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare "to brandish, toss in the air, winnow, fan, agitate, set in motion," from ventulus "a breeze," diminutive of ventus "wind" (see wind (n.1)). Original notion is of cleaning grain by tossing it in the air and letting the wind blow away the chaff. Meaning "supply a room with fresh air" first recorded 1743 (see ventilation). Formerly with diverse slang senses, including "shoot" (someone), recorded from 1875. Related: Ventilated; ventilating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使...通风(使新鲜空气替换不新鲜的或有毒的空气) 【记】vent通风, 来, ilate-通风 【参】vent(n 通风孔; v 放出; 发泄) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】vent 的口;看成wind v=w, t=d |
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