discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
expectorate的用法和樣例:
例句
用作動詞 (v.)
Do not expectorate on the sidewalks. 不要在人行道上吐痰。
As Tom wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way. 當湯姆吃過早飯去上學的時候,在路上遇到的每個孩子都羨慕他,因為他上排牙齒的缺口能夠使他用一種新的方法吐唾沫。
动词
經典引文
A woman expectorated blood violently as an effect of the experiment.