aerate

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aer·ate /ˈeəreɪt $ ˈer-/ verb [transitive] technical  Tto put a gas or air into a liquid or into soil 充气于〔液体〕；使〔土壤〕透气→ See Verb table

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aerate• This turn is followed immediately by tedder or hay forks and the swathes fluffed up and aerated.• As they do best if the water is aerated only half fill the aquarium.• It is then shaken out with fork or machine to aerate the hay and allow the wind to pass through it.• There is a fountain to aerate the pond as well as plants.• To help minimise problems a ball airstone powered by a Hoffman pump has been introduced to aerate the water.• As well as scarifying to clear out thatch, we aerate to let air into the turf and release surface water.• Always aerate your system adequately especially when keeping Marines.Origin aerate (1700-1800) Latin aer “air”, from Greek

aer·ate verbChineseSyllable  

Corpus liquid air gas into a or to a or put

aerate
aer‧ate /ˈeəreɪt $ ˈer-/ verb [transitive] technicalto put a gas or air into a liquid or into soil

aer·ateBrE /ˈeəreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈereɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they aerate BrE /ˈeəreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈereɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it aerates BrE /ˈeəreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈereɪts/ 🔊past simple aerated BrE /ˈeəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈereɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle aerated BrE /ˈeəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈereɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form aerating BrE /ˈeəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈereɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make it possible for air to become mixed with soil, water, etc. 使（土壤、水等）透气◆Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil. 蚯蚓干着使土壤透气的重要工作。🔊🔊~ sth to add a gas, especially carbon dioxide, to a liquid under pressure 充二氧化碳于，充气于（液体）◆aerated water汽水▸ aer·ation BrE /eəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /eˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]