English Dictionary

ventilator

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/

名詞

比喩的用法 廃用 俗語

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.

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

意味（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!

意味（4）

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

ventilators （ plural ）