单词 | emit |
释义 | emit transitive verb 1. a. < a fire emitting heat and smoke > < gamma rays may continue to be emitted for years > b. < some puffballs emit myriads of spores > < aphids emit a sweet fluid attractive to ants > < a cloudy sky emitting occasional drops of rain > c. 2. a. b. obsolete 3. a. < 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. < the cricket emitting his shrill chirp > < sound cannot be emitted in a complete vacuum > intransitive verb < a sharp odor emitting from a broken gas line > Synonyms: < 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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