aspirate
verb uk/ˈæs.pɪ.reɪt/ us/ˈæs.pə.reɪt/
[ I or T ] biology, medical specialized吸（气）;误将（异物）吸入
to breathe in, or to breathe a substance into your lungs by accident
They lose control over their swallowing reflex and aspirate saliva.
Giving the patient food too soon after the procedure can cause the patient to aspirate.
Synonym: inhale
[ T ] phonetics specialized送气发辅音爆破音
to breathe out air when pronouncing a plosive consonant sound
Native speakers of Arabic often do not aspirate their Ps when they speak English.
aspirate
noun uk/ˈæs.pɪ.rət/ us/ˈæs.pə.rət/
(SOUND)
[ C ] phonetics specialized字母h音，送气音
the sound represented in English by the letter "h", in words such as "house"
"'E is 'orrible!" she said, forgetting her aspirates in her emotion.