expectorate

英 [ɪkˈspektəreɪt]

美 [ɪkˈspektəreɪt]

v.  咳出(痰)

现在分词：expectorating　过去分词：expectorated　过去式：expectorated　第三人称单数：expectorates　

COCA.44774

牛津词典

verb

• 咳出（痰）
  to cough and make phlegm come up from your lungs into your mouth so you can spit it out

英英释义

verb

• discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
  Synonym:cough upcough outspit upspit out
• clear out the chest and lungs
  1. This drug expectorates quickly
  Synonym:clear outdrive out

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