ventilate
['ventileit]
vt. 使气流通, 使通, 讨论,

[医] 通, 气



ventilate
[ verb ]

1. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

<verb.change> air air out vent
air the old winter clothes
air out the smoke-filled rooms

2. expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage

<verb.perception>
Wheat should be well ventilated

3. circulate through and freshen

<verb.motion>
The gust of air ventilated the room

4. give expression or utterance to

<verb.communication> give vent vent
She vented her anger
The graduates gave vent to cheers

5. furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape

<verb.change>
The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space

Ventilate \Ven"ti*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of
ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow,
from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.]
1. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply
with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to
ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a
mine.

2. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as,
to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.

3. To change or renew, as the air of a room. --Harvey.

4. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.

5. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to
penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and
discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.
--Ayliffe.

6. To give vent; to utter; to make public.

Macaulay took occasion to ventilate one of those
starling, but not very profound, paradoxes. --J. C.
Shairp.