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第三人称
expectorates
现在进行时
expectorating
过去式
expectorated
过去完成时
expectorated
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咳痰, 吐痰
to cough and spit a kind of thick, liquid substance out of the lungs
- Doctors advise drinking plenty of fluids to make it easier to expectorate.
医生建议多喝水以便更容易咳痰。
- The syrup prescribed by the doctor helped her loosen the mucus and expectorate with less effort.
医生开的糖浆帮助她松动了粘液，更轻松地咳痰。
- She had to expectorate several times during her recovery from pneumonia.
她在肺炎恢复期间不得不多次咳痰。
- The smoker's cough caused him to frequently expectorate thick, unpleasant sputum.
吸烟者的咳嗽使他经常咳出浓稠、令人不快的痰。
- The patient was told to expectorate the mucus to clear his airways.
患者被告知要咳出粘液以清理呼吸道。