respirator
respirator — 名詞
- respiratorsingular
- respiratorsplural
1. a machine that takes over the work of breathing for a person whose lungs cannot
呼吸器
協助呼吸的醫療裝置
a machine that takes over the work of breathing for a person whose lungs cannot do it on their own, used in hospitals for patients with serious breathing problems.
The doctors put Lotte on a respirator when her lungs could not work by themselves.
Lotte 的肺部無法自行呼吸時，醫生為她裝上了呼吸器。
put [someone] on a respirator — typical collocation
After the car accident, Diego was connected to a respirator for several days.
車禍後，Diego 接上呼吸器好幾天。
passive: was connected to a respirator
The hospital respirator made a soft pumping sound as it helped the patient breathe.
醫院的呼吸器發出輕柔的抽氣聲，協助病人呼吸。
hospital respirator + soft pumping sound
Bilal's mother was slowly taken off the respirator once her breathing improved.
Bilal 的母親呼吸狀況好轉後，逐漸移除了呼吸器。
passive: taken off the respirator — weaning phrase
The nurse checked the respirator tubes every two hours for signs of blockage.
護理師每兩小時檢查一次呼吸器的管路，確認沒有阻塞。
- put someone on a respirator
- connect someone to a respirator
- take someone off a respirator
- be on a respirator
- respirator tube
- respirator settings
- remove from a respirator
- ventilator
more common term in UK and in general hospital usage for the same machine
- breathing machine
informal, everyday language used by patients and families
- life-support machine
broader term that includes a respirator plus additional monitoring equipment
用法筆記
Commonly paired with connect to, put on, take off, and be on. In everyday British English, ventilator is more frequent for this sense; respirator is the preferred term in American medical contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a device that fits over the lower part of your face and uses a filter to trap ha
防護口罩
過濾空氣有害物質的口罩
a device that fits over the lower part of your face and uses a filter to trap harmful dust, smoke, chemicals, or germs before they reach your lungs.
Construction workers must wear a respirator when cutting stone to avoid breathing in dangerous dust.
建築工人切割石材時必須戴上防護口罩，以免吸入有害粉塵。
wear a respirator + purpose clause
Wei put on a respirator before entering the smoke-filled building to look for survivors.
Wei 戴上防護口罩後才進入煙霧瀰漫的大樓尋找生還者。
During the pandemic, hospitals ran dangerously short of N95 respirators for their staff.
疫情期間，多家醫院的 N95 防護口罩嚴重短缺。
N95 respirator — specific type
The painter wore a respirator inside the small room because the chemical fumes were strong.
油漆工人在小房間裡戴著防護口罩，因為化學氣味非常刺鼻。
Padma bought a box of respirators at the hardware store for her woodworking projects.
Padma 在五金行買了一盒防護口罩，準備用於木工製作。
countable: a box of respirators
- wear a respirator
- put on a respirator
- take off a respirator
- N95 respirator
- respirator mask
- filter respirator
- box of respirators
- breathing mask
everyday term, less technical than respirator
- filter mask
focuses on the filtering function
- N95 mask
a specific type of respirator that filters 95 % of airborne particles
用法筆記
Unlike the medical sense, this kind of respirator is a simple device with a filter that the user wears. Do not confuse with surgical masks, which protect others from the wearer but do not filter the air the wearer breathes in.
常見錯誤
同根字
- respire動詞C1
- respiration名詞B2
- respiratory形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- respirator tube
- respirator mask
- respirator filter
- respirator settings
常用片語
- put someone on a respirator
- be on a respirator
- take someone off a respirator
介系詞搭配
- on a respirator
- off a respirator
- connected to a respirator