ventilator

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/

Noun

figuratively obsolete slang

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air. / (medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

Japanese Meaning

新鮮な空気を循環させ、滞留したまたは有害な空気を排出する装置 / （医療用）呼吸が十分でない患者の肺に呼吸可能な空気を送受信する機械

What is this buttons?

The old ventilator in the attic finally stopped working after the storm.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、屋根裏の古い換気扇がついに故障して動かなくなった。

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Sense（1）

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

Sense（2）

Sense（3）

(figuratively) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.

A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper!

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Sense（4）

(obsolete, slang) A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.

ventilators

（ plural ）

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