aerate

英 ['eəreɪt] 美 ['ereɪt]

• vt. 充气；使通气

英英释义

Verb:

1. expose to fresh air;

   "aerate your old sneakers"
   

2. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen;

   "oxygenate blood"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The potatoes were set outside to aerate.
   马铃薯放到外面通风。
2. Each insect contributes something just as ants aerate the soil.
   每一种昆虫都贡献了一些事情，就象蚂蚁松土给土壤增加空气一样。

近反义词

【近义词】

• ventilate 使 ... 空气流通...
• air 空气
• expose 揭露
• freshen 变新鲜
• oxygenize 用氧处理
• oxygenate 以氧处理
• air out 使风干
• activate 激活