Word · Frequency #15621
ventilators
通风机；换气扇；通风设备
ventilators is the plural of ventilator.
a device, such as a fan, that brings in fresh air or removes stale air
- 1.
A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
循环新鲜空气并排出污浊或有害空气的装置。
- 2.
a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
引入新鲜空气或排出污浊空气的装置(如风扇)
- 3.
A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
为无法充分呼吸的患者将可呼吸空气送入和排出肺部的机器。
- 4.
a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
在呼吸衰竭情况下帮助呼吸的装置
- 5.
Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
缓解紧张气氛或局势的行为或事件。
循环新鲜空气并排出污浊或有害空气的装置。；引入新鲜空气或排出污浊空气的装置(如风扇)；为无法充分呼吸的患者将可呼吸空气送入和排出肺部的机器。；在呼吸衰竭情况下帮助呼吸的装置；缓解紧张气氛或局势的行为或事件。
In use
I turned on the ventilator in the kitchen to clear the cooking smoke.
The ventilator above the classroom door brings fresh air into the room.
Please clean the ventilator on the bathroom wall; it is full of dust.
there be a ventilator in [place]
指通风换气用的风扇或通风设备，是可数名词。
There is a ventilator in every bathroom.
每间浴室都有一台换气扇。
a ventilator for [place/purpose]
用 for 说明用途或安装的地点。
They bought a ventilator for the garage.
他们为车库买了一台通风设备。
put someone on a ventilator
此处 ventilator 指医疗用的呼吸机，搭配 on 表示靠它维持呼吸。
Connections
Collocations
- on a ventilator
- 使用呼吸机；靠呼吸机维持呼吸
- The patient has been on a ventilator since the accident.事故发生后，病人一直靠呼吸机维持呼吸。
- mechanical ventilator
- 机械呼吸机
- The hospital purchased several new mechanical ventilators.医院采购了几台新的机械呼吸机。
- ventilator settings
- 呼吸机参数
- Adjusting the ventilator settings requires specialized training.调整呼吸机参数需要专门培训。
- ventilator support
- 呼吸机支持
- He was weaned from ventilator support after a week.一周后，他脱离了呼吸机支持。
- portable ventilator
- 便携式呼吸机
- Paramedics carried a portable ventilator to the scene.急救人员携带一台便携式呼吸机赶到现场。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“vent”是通风口，ventilator就是让空气流通的通风机、换气扇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑通风、家用电器 该词通常指通风设备或换气扇，多用于描述建筑或房间的通风装置；医学语境中的“呼吸机”义项不在此词条定义范围内。
Pronunciation & Spelling
列出的 -ator 单词（generator、regulator、calculator、elevator、escalator）与 ventilator 押韵，均以 /eɪtɝ/ 结尾，拼写中都含 -ator。inventor 是拼写易混淆词：它不以 -ator 结尾，读作 /ɪnˈvɛntɝ/，词尾是 /tɝ/，与 ventilator 不押韵。
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