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Definition of aspirate in English: aspirateverb ˈaspəreɪtˈæspəˌreɪt [with object]1often as adjective aspiratedPhonetics
Pronounce (a sound) with an exhalation of breath. 〔语音〕送气发（音） the aspirated allophone of p occurs in ‘pie’ 在'pie'一词中出现了p的送气音位变体。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘I've said it once and I'll say it again,’ one of them aspirates huffily.
- Mandarin Chinese has just two series of stops and affricates, one aspirated, the other unaspirated.
- If there is a substantial lag between the release of the closure of a stop or the end of the frication of an affricate, and the onset of voicing in the vowel, it is said to be aspirated.
- 1.1no object Pronounce the sound of h at the beginning of a word.
在一个词的开头发h音 Londoners are always aspirating where they should not, and never aspirating where they should
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Breathe (something) in; inhale. 吸入 some drowning victims don't aspirate any water 有些行将溺死的人不吸入任何水。 Example sentencesExamples - Blood should be cultured from all patients who have aspirated water.
- By this time he had started to cough and was aspirating fluids.
- In addition, there was a possibility that Sarah had aspirated vomit.
- Many foods can be dangerous for small children since they can aspirate the items, which will result in blockage of the breathing passages.
- He aspirated some water and another coughing spasm started.
- 2.1 Draw (fluid) by suction from a vessel or cavity.
〔医〕从血管（或体腔）中抽吸（体液） bile was aspirated through a catheter Example sentencesExamples - The fluid was aspirated by immediate gentle hand suction applied to the instilling syringe after each instillation.
- At autopsy, all remaining pleural fluid was aspirated from the right pleural space.
- Fresh blood was aspirated from the nasogastric tube.
- Fluid is easily aspirated when the needle is properly positioned.
- A volume of 60 ml of blood was aspirated from his knee.
3usually as adjective aspiratedProvide (an internal combustion engine) with air. 为（内燃机）供应空气 the superchargers produce twice the power of standard aspirated engines 这个增压器的功率是普通型的两倍。参见NORMALLY ASPIRATED。 See also normally aspirated Example sentencesExamples - In addition, this engine allows longer service intervals over the naturally aspirated version.
- The new generation produces about the same horsepower, naturally aspirated, as the old turbocharged engine.
- The use of a homogenous intake charge lessens the chance of detonation, making it possible to run higher compression ratios on both naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines.
- The block is stout, has cast-in iron liners, and has been designed to support the naturally aspirated, turbo-charged, and supercharged performance variants that inevitably will supplement the base engines.
- Versions of the engine will be both naturally aspirated and turbocharged and applications will include front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive, as well as hybrid vehicles.
noun ˈasp(ə)rətˈæsp(ə)rət 1Phonetics
An aspirated consonant. 〔语音〕送气辅音 Example sentencesExamples - They can't seem to handle hard aspirates at all, and sibilants are difficult for them.
- In fact, air flow continues at a very high rate for a very long time in these sounds relative to aspirates.
- 1.1 A sound of h.
/h/音 Example sentencesExamples - And the Sindhu of Sanskrit became Hindhu or Hindu in Persian, following the practice of changing ‘S’ into an aspirate in Persian.
- Conversely, there is often an intrusive aspirate between vowels, as in ‘cre-haytion’ for creation and ‘hi-haytus’ for hiatus.
- He was a ‘sobber,’ and many of his phrases are broken or studded with unnecessary (but very emotional!) aspirates.
- She fires off the cleanest and most articulated runs without a trace of strain or unwanted aspirates.
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mass noun Matter that has been drawn from the body by suction. 〔医〕抽出物，吸出物 胃部抽出物。 count noun oesophageal aspirates 食管抽出物。 Example sentencesExamples - Bronchial aspirate were obtained by aseptic technique using a sterile suction catheter each time.
- In four of nine cases, the same pathogen was diagnosed both in serum and in the nasopharyngeal aspirate.
- Likewise, observing the appearance of feeding tube aspirate is also unreliable because gastric contents can look similar to respiratory secretions.
- Iron staining of the bone marrow aspirate revealed increased storage iron.
- To confirm a suspected second relapse, a bone marrow aspirate and core biopsy were performed.
adjective ˈasp(ə)rətˈæsp(ə)rət Phonetics (of a sound) pronounced with an exhalation of breath; aspirated. 〔语音〕送气发（音） Example sentencesExamples - For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.
- So let's practice distinguishing ejective from aspirated stops, okay class?
- In speech, hard ‘r’ frequently gets nasalized, in the same way as ‘k’ becomes aspirated in the American throat.
- For instance, aspirated consonants are written with a small superscript h after the symbol for the corresponding unaspirated consonant.
- Alongside the general schema for a syllable-onset consonant, however, there exist more specific schemas concerning individual sounds (such as p), classes of sounds (the aspirated stops), and so on.
OriginMid 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin aspiratus 'breathed', past participle of aspirare (see aspire). Definition of aspirate in US English: aspirateverbˈæspəˌreɪtˈaspəˌrāt [with object]Medicine 1Breathe (something) in; inhale. 吸入 some drowning victims don't aspirate any water 有些行将溺死的人不吸入任何水。 Example sentencesExamples - Blood should be cultured from all patients who have aspirated water.
- Many foods can be dangerous for small children since they can aspirate the items, which will result in blockage of the breathing passages.
- He aspirated some water and another coughing spasm started.
- In addition, there was a possibility that Sarah had aspirated vomit.
- By this time he had started to cough and was aspirating fluids.
- 1.1 Draw (fluid) by suction from a vessel or cavity.
〔医〕从血管（或体腔）中抽吸（体液） Example sentencesExamples - Fluid is easily aspirated when the needle is properly positioned.
- The fluid was aspirated by immediate gentle hand suction applied to the instilling syringe after each instillation.
- At autopsy, all remaining pleural fluid was aspirated from the right pleural space.
- A volume of 60 ml of blood was aspirated from his knee.
- Fresh blood was aspirated from the nasogastric tube.
nounˈæsp(ə)rətˈasp(ə)rət 1Phonetics
An aspirated consonant. 〔语音〕送气辅音 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, air flow continues at a very high rate for a very long time in these sounds relative to aspirates.
- They can't seem to handle hard aspirates at all, and sibilants are difficult for them.
- 1.1 The sound h or a character used to represent this sound.
Example sentencesExamples - He was a ‘sobber,’ and many of his phrases are broken or studded with unnecessary (but very emotional!) aspirates.
- She fires off the cleanest and most articulated runs without a trace of strain or unwanted aspirates.
- Conversely, there is often an intrusive aspirate between vowels, as in ‘cre-haytion’ for creation and ‘hi-haytus’ for hiatus.
- And the Sindhu of Sanskrit became Hindhu or Hindu in Persian, following the practice of changing ‘S’ into an aspirate in Persian.
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Matter that has been drawn from the body by suction. 〔医〕抽出物，吸出物 胃部抽出物。 食管抽出物。 Example sentencesExamples - Likewise, observing the appearance of feeding tube aspirate is also unreliable because gastric contents can look similar to respiratory secretions.
- To confirm a suspected second relapse, a bone marrow aspirate and core biopsy were performed.
- Bronchial aspirate were obtained by aseptic technique using a sterile suction catheter each time.
- In four of nine cases, the same pathogen was diagnosed both in serum and in the nasopharyngeal aspirate.
- Iron staining of the bone marrow aspirate revealed increased storage iron.
adjectiveˈasp(ə)rətˈæsp(ə)rət Phonetics (of a sound) pronounced with an exhalation of breath; aspirated. 〔语音〕送气发（音） Example sentencesExamples - For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.
- Alongside the general schema for a syllable-onset consonant, however, there exist more specific schemas concerning individual sounds (such as p), classes of sounds (the aspirated stops), and so on.
- So let's practice distinguishing ejective from aspirated stops, okay class?
- For instance, aspirated consonants are written with a small superscript h after the symbol for the corresponding unaspirated consonant.
- In speech, hard ‘r’ frequently gets nasalized, in the same way as ‘k’ becomes aspirated in the American throat.
OriginMid 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin aspiratus ‘breathed’, past participle of aspirare (see aspire). |