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词汇 expectorate
释义 expectorate
verb[ I or T ]
 medical specializeduk /ɪkˈspek.tər.eɪt/ us /ɪkˈspek.tər.eɪt/
to bring up liquid from the throat or lungs and force it out of the mouth吐痰;咳痰
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
biliary
bilirubin
bodily fluid
bogy
break out in a cold sweat
gob
perspire
purulent
pus
saliva
salivary
salivate
salivation
semen
seminal fluid
seminiferous
slag
slaver
slobber
snotty
Examples from literature

He kept on expectorating, and rolled his big eyes about. 
I lost my voice completely, suffered with pain in my lungs and expectorated almost constantly. 
She had also a terrible cough and expectorated a great deal. 
The stage-hand expectorated disgustedly. 
The throat is dry and irritated, and there is a constant desire to expectorate. 

Examples of expectorate


expectorate
They should start rather than commence, leave and not depart and spit rather than expectorate.
Participants then expectorated into a 20-ml plastic vial approximately 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of saliva.
We should "start"rather than"commence"; we should "leave"and not"depart"; we should "end"rather than"conclude"; and we should "spit"rather than"expectorate".
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The more the swift expectorates the more solid and resisting the nest becomes.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The man with consumption sleeps in a hammock very often next to another man, and a man who is in the early stages of consumption always expectorates.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Patients must not expectorate anywhere except in cups provided for that purpose.
From
Wikipedia

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This is typically expectorated onto the ground or in a container, because swallowing the saliva-tobacco mixture can cause irritation to the esophagus and induce nausea and vomiting.
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Wikipedia

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