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aspirate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈaspəˌrāt/,
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aspirating, present participle; aspirated, past tense; aspirates, 3rd person singular present; aspirated, past participle;
  1. (of a sound) Pronounced with an exhalation of breath; aspirated

Verb
  1. Pronounce (a sound) with an exhalation of breath
    • - the aspirated allophone of p occurs in “pie.”
  2. Pronounce the sound h at the beginning of a word

  3. Draw (fluid) by suction from a vessel or cavity

  4. Draw fluid in such a way from (a vessel or cavity)

  5. Breathe (something) in; inhale
    • - some drowning victims don't aspirate any water
  6. Provide (an internal combustion engine) with air
    • - the superchargers produce twice the power of standard aspirated engines
Noun
  1. An aspirated consonant

  2. The sound h or a character used to represent this sound

  3. Matter that has been drawn from the body by aspiration
    • - gastric aspirate
    • - esophageal aspirates
  1. a consonant pronounced with aspiration
  2. remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"
  3. suck in (air)
  4. (aspiration) a will to succeed
  5. (aspiration) ambition: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
  6. (aspiration) a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
  7. (Aspiration (long-term hope)) A dream is a succession of images, sounds or emotions that the mind experiences during sleep. The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood, though they have been a topic of speculation and interest throughout recorded history. ...
  8. (Aspiration (phonetics)) In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. ...
  9. The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant; A sound produced by such a puff of air; To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction; To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs; To produce an audible puff of breath. ...
  10. (aspiration) The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual
  11. (Aspirated) A phoneme with a “breathy” sound (unusual in English).  My mother has an aspirated “w” in “whale”, while I think I have an unaspirated “w”, pronouncing “whale” the same as “wail”. ...
  12. (Aspirated) A voiceless sound with a strong puff of air (or /h/ sound) afterwards. As in English /p/, /k/, /t/ when these sounds occur at the begining of a word.
  13. (Aspirated) The manner of articulation of a consonant whereby an audible rush of air accompanies the production of the consonant.
  14. (Aspirated) To drain air through by suction. This usually refers to the radiation shields used with air temperature sensors. Naturally aspirated shields rely on ambient wind to keep air moving past the sensor. Mechanically aspirated shields draw air past the sensor using fans.
  15. (aspirated) adj. pertaining to stop consonants that are followed by a minute puff of air when pronounced, e.g. the /p/ in pin vs. /p/ in spin.
  16. (aspiration) When an object becomes lodged in your lung on inhalation. This can happen if your oral piercing jewelry comes loose and you inhale at the wrong moment. Be sure that you check the tightness of your mouth jewelry once or twice a day.
  17. (Aspiration) Suctioning of fluid. For example, suctioning the fluid from a follicle to retrieve an egg.
  18. (Aspiration) 1. breathing a foreign substance such as meconium, formula, or stomach contents into the lungs; may cause aspiration pneumonia. 2. withdrawal of material from the body by suctioning.
  19. (aspiration) a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction. ex. Aspirating a hematoma or seroma after tummy tuck.
  20. (Aspiration) When fluid or food enters the lungs through the wind pipe. Can cause a lung infection or pneumonia.
  21. (Aspiration) The process of removing fluid or tissue, or both, from a specific area, typically by using a needle or tube.
  22. (Aspiration) Removal of cells and fluid by suction through a needle.
  23. (Aspiration) Removal of a sample of fluid and cells through a needle. Aspiration also refers to the accidental sucking in of food particles or fluids into the lungs.
  24. (Aspiration) The process of mixing air with discharging water to enhance the hydro-massage effect of a whirlpool.
  25. (Aspiration) The application of light suction to the ovarian follicle to remove the eggs in IVF, or to tubules in the testis to remove sperm in TESA.