nebulizer
noun [ C ] (UK usually nebuliser) uk/ˈneb.jə.laɪ.zər/ us/ˈneb.jə.laɪ.zɚ/
喷雾器，雾化器
a device that changes a liquid into a spray (= liquid in the form of very small drops) so that, for example, a medical drug can be breathed in
Nebulizers are machines that have masks for asthma patients to breathe in their medication. 雾化器是一种让哮喘病人通过一个罩子吸入药物的机器。
He was allowed home but needs to be on a nebuliser six times a day to get drugs and oxygen to his lungs. 他得到允许回家，但是需要每天使用六次雾化器，以便将药物和氧气输送到肺部。
- More examples
- The drug was administered with a nebulizer, a device that turns a liquid substance into an aerosol.
- In more severe cases, students use nebulizers, machines that emit a more powerful, concentrated vapour than an inhaler.
- She was put on a nebuliser and given anti-histamine; her breathing stabilised and she has not had an attack since.