单词：expectorates
音标：[eksˈpektəreits] ；
v. 咳出, 吐痰( expectorate的第三人称单数 )
v clear out the chest and lungs
v discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
v discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
expectorate的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Do not expectorate on the sidewalks.不要在人行道上吐痰。
- As Tom wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way.当汤姆吃过早饭去上学的时候，在路上遇到的每个孩子都羡慕他，因为他上排牙齿的缺口能够使他用一种新的方法吐唾沫。
经典引文
A woman expectorated blood violently as an effect of the experiment.
出自：E. B. Browning