nebulise

IPA/ˈneb.jə.laɪz/
IPA/ˈneb.jə.laɪz/

nebulise — 動詞

  • nebulisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • nebulises3rd person singular
  • nebulising-ing form
  • nebulisedpast simple

1. to give a patient liquid medicine in the form of a fine mist that they breathe i

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

霧化治療

用霧化器給予藥物

to give a patient liquid medicine in the form of a fine mist that they breathe in through a special device called a nebuliser

例句

The nurse nebulised Leo with a bronchodilator to open his airways.

護士用支氣管擴張劑幫Leo進行霧化治療,以打開他的呼吸道。

nebulise + patient + with + medication

Patients with severe asthma are nebulised four times a day at the clinic.

嚴重氣喘的病患在診所每天接受四次霧化治療。

passive: be nebulised + frequency

常見搭配
  • nebulise a patient
  • nebulised with salbutamol
  • nebulised every four hours
  • nebulised before exercise
同義詞
  • aerosolise

    broader term; can mean dispersing as an aerosol for any purpose, not limited to medical treatment

文法句型

nebulise + patient + with + medication

patient + be nebulised + with + medication

nebulise + patient

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice ("the patient was nebulised") when the focus is on the treatment rather than the person administering it.

2. to turn a liquid, especially a medicinal liquid, into an aerosol or cloud of tin

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

霧化;噴霧

將液體轉為細小噴霧

to turn a liquid, especially a medicinal liquid, into an aerosol or cloud of tiny droplets that a person breathes in

例句

The machine nebulises the liquid medication into a fine mist within seconds.

這台機器能在幾秒鐘內將液態藥物霧化成細小的噴霧。

nebulise + noun + into + noun

This portable device can nebulise the drug so the patient breathes it in at home.

這款可攜式裝置能將藥物霧化,讓病患在家中也吸入藥物。

常見搭配
  • nebulise the solution
  • nebulise liquid into mist
  • nebulise the drug
  • nebulise saline
同義詞
  • aerosolise

    very close in meaning; focuses on creating an aerosol suspension of fine particles

  • atomise

    focuses on breaking liquid into tiny droplets; used in physics, engineering, and chemistry

反義詞
  • condense

    opposite process — turning vapour or mist back into liquid form

文法句型

nebulise + noun + into + noun

nebulise + liquid

用法筆記

Describes the mechanical or physical process — how the device works — rather than the act of treating a patient. Typically used with the device or equipment as the subject.

常見錯誤

The doctor vaporised the medicine before giving it to the child.
The doctor nebulised the medicine before giving it to the child.
'vaporise' means turning into gas (steam), not a mist of liquid droplets.

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