1 N-UNCOUNT 空气;大气 Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth's atmosphere and which we breathe. 空气;大气
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Draughts help to circulate air.
穿堂风有助于空气流通。
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Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.
基思打开窗户,探出身到冷风中。
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...water and air pollutants.
水污染物和空气污染物
SYN wind, blast, breath, breeze
2 N-SING 天空;空中;空间 The air is the space around things or above the ground. 天空;空中;空间
SYN atmosphere, sky, heavens, aerosphere
3 N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN n, by N] 空运;航空 Air is used to refer to travel in aircraft. 空运;航空
4 N-COUNT [usually with supplement] (简单易记的)曲调,旋律 An air is a simple tune which can be easily recognized and remembered. (简单易记的)曲调,旋律 [old-fashioned]
5 N-SING 神态;感觉;总体印象;氛围 If you say that someone or something has a particular air, you mean that they give this general impression. 神态;感觉;总体印象;氛围
SYN manner, feeling, effect, style
6 N-PLURAL 矫揉造作;装腔作势;做作 If you say that someone is putting on airs or giving themselves airs, you are criticizing them for behaving as if they are better than other people. 矫揉造作;装腔作势;做作 [informal, disapproval]
7 VERB (通过电视或无线电)播送,播放 If a broadcasting company airs a television or radio programme, they show it on television or broadcast it on the radio. (通过电视或无线电)播送,播放 [mainly US]
SYN broadcast, show, cable, beam
8 VERB 使公开;宣扬 If you air your opinions, you make them known to people. 使公开;宣扬
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They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences. [VERB noun]
他们一起坐了六个多小时,而且双方都认为他们已经表达了所有的不同意见。
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The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting. [be VERB-ed]
在会上完全公开了整个问题。
SYN publicize, tell, reveal, exhibit
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While we're able to broach the subject of sex, money rarely gets an airing.
虽然我们能公开讨论性的话题,但却很少谈及金钱的问题。
9 VERB 使通风 If you air a room or building, you let fresh air into it. 使通风
SYN ventilate, expose, freshen, aerate
10 VERB 烘干(衣物、被褥) If you air clothing or bedding, you put it somewhere warm to make sure that it is completely dry. 烘干(衣物、被褥)
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When the shirts were clean, I ironed them myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room. [VERB noun]
衬衫洗干净之后,我自己将它们熨好、烘干并放在他房间的抽屉里。
11 PHRASE 消除分歧;解决问题 If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be. 消除分歧;解决问题
12 PHRASE 大模大样;摆架子;装腔作势 If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people. 大模大样;摆架子;装腔作势 [disapproval]
13 PHRASE 可感觉到;可被意识到 If something is in the air it is felt to be present, but it is not talked about. 可感觉到;可被意识到
14 PHRASE 播送(广播、电视节目);(广播、电视节目)播放/停止播放 If someone is on the air, they are broadcasting on radio or television. If a programme is on the air, it is being broadcast on radio or television. If it is off the air, it is not being broadcast. 播送(广播、电视节目);(广播、电视节目)播放/停止播放
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She is going on the air as presenter of a new show.
她即将上电视主持一档新节目。
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Rockwell hopes the program can be on the air within a year.
罗克韦尔希望该节目能在一年内播出。
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This message did not reach me until after the programme went off the air.
直到节目播出后,我才获知这条消息。
15 PHRASE (消失得)无影无踪/突然神秘地(出现) If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously. (消失得)无影无踪/突然神秘地(出现)
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'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'.
“但是他们可能去哪里呢?”他追问道,“他们不可能就神秘消失了!”
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He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming.
他突然间神秘地出现了;我既没看见他来,也没听见他的脚步声。
16 PHRASE 悬而未决;未决定 If you say that a decision or a situation is up in the air, you mean that it has not yet been completely settled or planned. 悬而未决;未决定
SYN uncertain, vague, unclear, doubtful
17 PHRASE 非常高兴;兴高采烈 If you say that you are walking on air or floating on air, you mean that you feel extremely happy about something. 非常高兴;兴高采烈
Quotations
air: a nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
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