ventilation

英 [ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən]

美 [ˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən]

n. 通风，通气，通气能力，通气量；通风设备

BNC.7996 / COCA.9805

柯林斯词典

VERB 使（房间或建筑）通风;使空气流通
If youventilatea room or building, you allow fresh air to get into it.
1. Ventilate the room properly when paint stripping...
  当油漆开始剥落时，要给房间适当通风。
2. The pit is ventilated by a steel fan.
  矿井中用钢制通风机来保持空气流通。
3. ...badly ventilated rooms.
  通风条件很差的房间
VERB 发表（看法）；表达（感情）
If youventilateyour ideas or feelings, you talk about them or express them freely in front of other people.
1. He did not think it the job of officials to ventilate their doubts or daydreams.
  他认为公开提出自己的疑问或不切实际的想法并非官员们的分内之事。

noun

the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
Synonym:airing
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
Synonym:breathingexternal respirationrespiration
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
1. she was continually adjusting the ventilation
Synonym:ventilation systemventilating system
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
1. such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion
Synonym:public discussion