ether
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/ˈiːθər/
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/ˈiːθə(r)/
A colorless, volatile liquid that is used as a solvent and was once used in medicine to put people to sleep during surgeries.
The doctor used ether to anesthetize the patient before the operation.
醫生在手術前使用乙醚使病人麻醉。
The space in the sky above the Earth's surface.
Her voice seemed to float up into the ether.
她的聲音似乎飄向了太空。
The space around us where radio and electronic signals travel.
The signal was lost and disappeared into the ether.
信號丟失了,消失在了太空中。