资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Emit \E*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Emitting}.] [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to
send. See {Mission}.]
1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to
give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat
and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.
Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal
arrows. --Prior.
2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send
into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.
No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. --Const.
of the U. S.
资料来源 : WordNet®
emit
v 1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {breathe}, {pass off}]
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or
radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some
harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {give out}, {give
off}] [ant: {absorb}]
3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {let out}, {let
loose}]
[also: {emitting}, {emitted}]
emitted
See {emit}