air
n. 空气, 旋律, 态度 vt. 晾, 使通风, 夸耀
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教材释义与例句
空气，大气；天空；样子；曲调
the mixture of gases around the Earth, that we breathe
释义与例句
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The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
空气
不可数 可数This drill runs on compressed air.
As you ascend, the air gets thinner.
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The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness.
可数 不可数I'm going outside to get some air.
Open the window and let some air into the room.
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The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
空气
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The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
A local environment or atmosphere, in the context of its effects on behavior, health, weather, etc.
可数 历史 不可数 医学There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
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The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
不可数 可数The air on Mars is very thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide.
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The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
不可数 可数The flock of birds took to the air.
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A breeze; a gentle wind.
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A feeling or sense.
可数 不可数to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.
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A feeling or sense.
A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
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A feeling or sense.
Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
可数 不可数putting on airs
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A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
咏叹调
唱段
北曲
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Nothing; absence of anything.
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The state of being briefly airborne during a jump.
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An air conditioning system.
可数 不可数Could you turn on the air?
Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
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Any specific gas.
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A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
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Publicity.
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To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
及物I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.
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To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
及物It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
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To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
及物Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.
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To broadcast (a television show etc.).
及物The BBC decided not to air the controversial episode.
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To be broadcast.
不及物This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
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To ignore (a person).
多元文化伦敦英语 俚语 及物Why is this girl airing me?
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Pronunciation spelling of are.
词汇关系
同义词 10
上位词 10
下位词 10
部分词 10
整体词 1
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词源
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air From Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Displaced native Old English lyft. More at lift, loft.
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