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单词 emit
释义 emit
\ēˈmit, ə̇ˈ-, usu -id.+V\ verb
(emitted ; emitted ; emitting ; emits)
Etymology: Latin emittere, from e- + mittere to send — more at smite
transitive verb
1. : to send out : discharge, release: as
 a. : to throw or give off or out (as effluvia, light, heat, gases, or charged particles)
  < a fire emitting heat and smoke >
  < gamma rays may continue to be emitted for years >
 b. : eject, exude, loose
  < some puffballs emit myriads of spores >
  < aphids emit a sweet fluid attractive to ants >
  < a cloudy sky emitting occasional drops of rain >
 c. : transmit 2b
2.
 a. : to cause to be issued (as an order or decree); especially : to put (as money or bills) into circulation
 b. obsolete : publish
3.
 a. : to give utterance to (as words, ideas, or emotions) : express
  < they emitted constant complaints over the lack of conveniences >
  < emitting a stream of angry words >
  < in this book she emits her inmost thoughts concisely and lucidly >
 b. : to give voice to (sound)
  < the cricket emitting his shrill chirp >
  < sound cannot be emitted in a complete vacuum >
intransitive verb
: to come forth : issue
 < a sharp odor emitting from a broken gas line >
Synonyms:
 emit, exude, ooze, vent, exhale, and reek agree in meaning to discharge something such as moisture, vapor, or fumes. emit is the most inclusive in carrying the base meaning
  < a small hose emitting a dribble of water >
  < a chimney emitting smoke >
  < to emit a groan >
  < to emit a stench >
  < a boat emitting a stream of passengers >
  exude usually implies an emitting (as of a liquid) through pores, interstices, cracks, and so on, or an action resembling this
  < to exude a cold perspiration >
  < the resin is made plastic and exuded through a nozzle — J.C.Tarr >
  < to exude confidence — Newsweek >
  < sickened at the evil that a crocodile seems to exude — F. Tennyson Jesse >
  ooze implies a slow passing (as of a liquid or of gas) through pores or interstices, or a slowness of movement suggesting this
  < the steam oozing out of the leaky joints — C.S.Forester >
  < the dirt oozes out between the flags of the floor — Donat O'Donnell >
  < a trickle of blood oozing down his face — F.V.W.Mason >
  vent implies discharge through a relatively small outlet; it stresses the idea of release of what presses for release from within
  < an exhaust pipe venting a blue smoke >
  < a factory outlet vents warm water into the Miami river — G.X.Sand >
  < the Norman woman would not dare vent her hatred on him — T.B.Costain >
  < vented an impatient snort — Cameron Hawley >
  exhale implies a breathing out, often of something delicate or subtle
  < the pans … exhaled a sulphurous stench — T.B.Macaulay >
  < their wet macintoshes … exhaled a smell of rubber — Rebecca West >
  < she exhaled a style and distinction of her own — Osbert Sitwell >
  reek stresses the emission of smoke, fumes, or strong odors, especially offensive ones
  < a pipe along a barge was gasping and reeking — Frederick Way >
  < the players, reeking of dirt and sweat — J.J.Godwin >
  < the waiter, a man, was reeking with rose water or musk — Ralph Knight >
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