ventilate

verb

/ˈventɪleɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ventilate	/ˈventɪleɪt/ /ˈventɪleɪt/
he / she / it ventilates	/ˈventɪleɪts/ /ˈventɪleɪts/
past simple ventilated	/ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/
past participle ventilated	/ˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/
-ing form ventilating	/ˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/

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[usually passive] to allow fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc.使（房间、建筑物等）通风；使通气
- be ventilated (by something) The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan.这个浴室使用抽风扇通风。
- The building is naturally ventilated.这栋楼依靠自然通风。
- a well-ventilated room通风良好的房间
Topics Buildingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adequately
- properly
- well
- …
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ventilate something (formal) to express your feelings or opinions publicly公开表达（感情或意见） synonym airTopics Opinion and argumentc2

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘winnow, scatter’): from Latin ventilat- ‘blown, winnowed’, from the verb ventilare, from ventus ‘wind’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.