ventilate
verb /ˈventɪleɪt/
/ˈventɪleɪt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they ventilate | /ˈventɪleɪt/ /ˈventɪleɪt/ |
he / she / it ventilates | /ˈventɪleɪts/ /ˈventɪleɪts/ |
past simple ventilated | /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ |
past participle ventilated | /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ |
-ing form ventilating | /ˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to allow fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc.
使(房间、建筑物等)通风;使通气 - be ventilated (by something) The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan.
这个浴室使用抽风扇通风。 - The building is naturally ventilated.
这栋楼依靠自然通风。 - a well-ventilated room
通风良好的房间
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- well
- …
- be ventilated (by something) The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan.
- ventilate something (formal) to express your feelings or opinions publicly
synonym airTopics Opinion and argumentc2公开表达(感情或意见)
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘winnow, scatter’): from Latin ventilat- ‘blown, winnowed’, from the verb ventilare, from ventus ‘wind’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.