expectorate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪkˈspek.tər.eɪt]
- 美式音标 [ɪkˈspek.tər.eɪt]
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基本解释
- v.咳出;吐
英汉例句
- Do not expectorate on the sidewalks.
不要在人行道上吐痰。 - As Tom wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way.
当汤姆吃过早饭去上学的时候,在路上遇到的每个孩子都羡慕他,因为他上排牙齿的缺口能够使他用一种新的方法吐唾沫。
用作动词 (v.)
英英字典
- to bring up liquid from the throat or lungs and force it out of the mouth