aer·ate /ˈæ(ə)rˌet, ˈɛ(ə)r-/
 (vt.)使暴露于空氣中,使充滿氣體


 aer·ate /ˈæ(ə)rˌet, ˈɛ(ə)r-/ 及物動詞
 充氣,吹風,曝氣


 A·ër·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aërated p. pr. & vb. n. Aërating ]
 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
    His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains.   --Carlyle.
 2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.
 3. Physiol. To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
 Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.

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 aerate
      v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air
           out, air]
      2: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that
         decompose organic matter [syn: activate]
      3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate
         blood" [syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise]