英语词汇“expectorate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ex•pec•to•rate v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
v.i.

Physiologyto eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting;
spit.

v.t.

Physiologyto eject or expel (matter) in this way.

Latin expectorātus (past participle of expectorāre to expel from the breast), equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + pector- (stem of pectus) breast + -ātus -ate¹
1595–1605

ex•pec′to•ra′tor, n.

expectorate /ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/ vb

to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin expectorāre, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from pectus breast

exˌpectoˈration n exˈpectoˌrator n

单词	expectorate
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•pec•to•rate (ik spek′tə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.i. Physiologyto eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. v.t. Physiologyto eject or expel (matter) in this way. Latin expectorātus (past participle of expectorāre to expel from the breast), equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + pector- (stem of pectus) breast + -ātus -ate¹ 1595–1605 ex•pec′to•ra′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: expectorate /ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/ vb to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages) Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin expectorāre, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from pectus breast exˌpectoˈration n exˈpectoˌrator n
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