fumigate
verb /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/
/ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they fumigate | /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/ /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it fumigates | /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪts/ /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪts/ |
| past simple fumigated | /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle fumigated | /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form fumigating | /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- fumigate something to use special chemicals, smoke or gas to destroy the harmful insects or bacteria in a place
烟熏，熏蒸（以灭虫或消毒） - to fumigate a room
用熏蒸的方法给房间消毒
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘to perfume’): from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated’, from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke’. - to fumigate a room