ventilator

/ˈventɪleɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɛntəlˌetɚ] /ˈventɪleɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɛntəlˌetɚ] /ˈven-tə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce ventilator (audio)/ (ame, mw)

ventilator — 名詞

  • ventilatorsingular
  • ventilatorsplural

1. A hole or fitted piece of equipment that brings outside air into a room or build

1.名詞B2
釋義

通風裝置

讓空氣進出的孔口或裝置

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.

例句

Jenna opened the bathroom ventilator after her hot shower fogged the mirror.

Jenna 洗完熱水澡後打開浴室通風裝置，因為鏡子都起霧了。

bathroom ventilator after a shower

The old school gym had a roof ventilator that rattled in strong wind.

那間老學校的體育館有一個屋頂通風裝置，風大時會喀啦作響。

同義詞
  • 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

❌Turn on the ventilator beside your desk.
✅Turn on the fan beside your desk.
💡A desk fan only stirs the air in the room; this sense of 'ventilator' usually means built-in equipment or an air opening.

2. A medical machine that moves air into and out of a person's lungs when illness o

2.名詞B2
釋義

呼吸器

協助病人呼吸的醫療機器

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.

例句

Doctors placed Felipe on a ventilator after his lungs filled with fluid.

Felipe 肺部積水後，醫師讓他接上呼吸器。

place someone on a ventilator

The ambulance team used a portable ventilator during the long trip to Taipei.

救護團隊在前往台北的長途路上使用便攜式呼吸器。

portable ventilator in an ambulance

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse gave him a ventilator through a small tube in his nose.
✅The nurse gave him oxygen through a small tube in his nose.
💡A nasal tube supplies oxygen; a ventilator is the larger machine that controls or supports breathing.