The potatoes were set outside to aerate. 马铃薯放到外面通风。
Effective sun-drying is accomplished by spreading the cherries out on a patio and stirring the desiccating fruit frequently to evenly heat and aerate it. 有效的日晒法是将浆果平摊在广场上,并不时地搅动脱水中的浆果,使其均匀受热及透气。
Aerate \A"["e]r*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {A["e]rated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {A["e]rating}.] [Cf. F. a['e]rer. See {Air}, v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a["e]rated natural fountains. --Carlyle.
2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a["e]rate soil; to a["e]rate water.
3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
4. cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Syn: activate [WordNet 1.5]
{A["e]rated bread}, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
We've got to clean up and aerate the soil at more than 150 helicopter landing sites.