emit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·mit /ɪˈmɪt/ ●○○ verb (emitted, emitting) [transitive] SENDto send out gas, heat, light, sound etc 散发,发出〔气、热、光、声音等〕 The kettle emitted a shrill whistle. 水壶发出了刺耳的鸣笛声。→ See Verb table
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emit• But soon after lunar sunrise, it emitted an extremely powerful blast of radio energy.• The ratios change over time as potassium undergoes radioactive decay and emits argon gas.• Sounds emitted by the dolphins were recorded with an underwater microphone.• An average car emits five lungfuls of poisonous carbon monoxide gas per mile.• Sleep becomes very deep as your brain emits high, wide delta waves.• It emitted less than a tenth as much radiation.• When minerals such as quartz are heated, they emit light.• The Earth emits natural radiation.• He knew he had acquired an object which emitted other noxious gases - Pitfall Number One - but that wasn't all.• The machine emits regular bleeps which indicate the heart rate.Origin emit (1600-1700) Latin emittere, from mittere “to send”e·mit verbChineseSyllable
send sound heat, out gas, Corpus to light,
emit
e‧mit /ɪˈmɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle emitted, present participle emitting) [transitive]
The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.
e‧mit /ɪˈmɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle emitted, present participle emitting) [transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: emittere, from mittere 'to send'
to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc:Language: Latin
Origin: emittere, from mittere 'to send'