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aspirating 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈaspəˌrāt/,
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aspirating, present participle; aspirated, past tense; aspirates, 3rd person singular present; aspirated, past participle;
  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
  1. (aspirated) Pronounced with an audible breath
  2. (aspirated) adj (phoneme) aspiraciaPIV
  3. (Aspirated) A device which is energized by ingesting air (usually oxygen).
  4. (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.
  5. (Aspirated) The manner of articulation of a consonant whereby an audible rush of air accompanies the production of the consonant.
  6. (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.
  7. (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.
  8. Where food or liquid passes into the wind-pipe and lungs.