資料來源 : 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.

資料來源 : 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}