ventilator
/ˈventɪleɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɛntəlˌetɚ] /ˈventɪleɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɛntəlˌetɚ] /ˈven-tə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce ventilator (audio)/ (ame, mw)
ventilator — noun
- ventilatorsingular
- ventilatorsplural
1. A hole or fitted piece of equipment that brings outside air into a room or build
A hole or fitted piece of equipment that brings outside air into a room or building and helps warm, stale, or dirty air leave it.
Jenna opened the bathroom ventilator after her hot shower fogged the mirror.
bathroom ventilator after a shower
The old school gym had a roof ventilator that rattled in strong wind.
Karim cleaned dust from the kitchen ventilator before frying fish for dinner.
Without a working ventilator, the paint smell stayed in the storage room all day.
- air vent
common everyday term for a fixed opening in a wall, car, or machine
- vent
shorter and less formal, especially for a small opening
- extractor fan
more specific to a powered fan that removes air, especially in kitchens and bathrooms
文法句型
bathroom ventilator
roof ventilator
kitchen ventilator
clean the ventilator
用法筆記
This sense usually refers to built-in equipment or an air opening in a wall, roof, or system. For a loose electric fan that only moves room air around, speakers usually say 'fan', not 'ventilator'.
常見錯誤
2. A medical machine that moves air into and out of a person's lungs when illness o
A medical machine that moves air into and out of a person's lungs when illness or injury makes natural breathing too weak or unsafe.
Doctors placed Felipe on a ventilator after his lungs filled with fluid.
place someone on a ventilator
The ambulance team used a portable ventilator during the long trip to Taipei.
portable ventilator in an ambulance
Nadia watched the monitor while the ventilator kept her father breathing steadily.
Brian learned how to check the ventilator alarm before the night shift began.
- breathing machine
plain everyday explanation for the same hospital equipment
- respirator
can overlap in medical writing, but outside hospitals it may mean a protective mask
- life-support machine
broader and less precise because life support can include other equipment too
文法句型
be on a ventilator
portable ventilator
ventilator support
ventilator alarm
用法筆記
Medical context. People often say a patient is 'on a ventilator' when the machine is doing part or all of the breathing work. Distinguish it from an oxygen mask, which adds oxygen but does not necessarily control each breath.