air

[ɛə]

n.空气, 天空, 空中, 感觉, 神态, 曲调, 装腔作势
v.晾干, 使通风

n.

1. 空气; 大气[U]

Better let in some fresh air.

最好放些新鲜空气进来。

2. 天空, 空中[the S]

The air was full of butterflies.

天空中飞舞着许许多多的蝴蝶。

3. 样子, 神态[C]

He came into the room with an air of importance.

他带着一副了不起的神情走进室内。

4. 气氛[C]

There was an air of mystery in the house.

屋内有种神秘的气氛。

5. 做作的样子[P]

Don't give yourself airs.

别摆架子。

6. 【音】主调; 曲调[C]

He whistled an air very softly to himself.

他自个儿用口哨轻轻地吹着一支曲子。

7. 【罕】微风[C]

vt.

1. 晾

The sheets were aired on the line.

床单都晾在绳上。

2. 使通风

The room needs to be aired.

房内需要通风。

3. 发表; 炫耀

She spoke on the radio, airing her views to the nation.

她在电台演说, 向全国发表她的见解。

4. 【美】广播; 播送

This program will be aired on CBS.

这一节目将由哥伦比亚广播公司播出。

vi.

1. 晾

You can leave your jacket out on the clothesline to air.

你可以把外衣留在绳上晾干。

2. 通风

Why don't you open the windows so that the room can air?

你为什么不打开窗子让房间通通风呢?

词形变化

动词过去式: aired | 动词过去分词: aired | 动词现在分词: airing | 动词第三人称单数: airs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.空气, 微风, 天空

atmosphere  sky  aerospace  heavens  the open  ozone  oxygen  ether  breeze  zephyr  whiff  light wind  draft  ventilation  gas  nitrogen

n.流通, 公开

circulation  dissemination  publication  revelation  publicity  exposure  vent  outlet

n.气候, 气色, 举止

climate  feel  aura  impression  appearance  demeanour  mien  semblance  cast  look  complexion  aspect  character  presence  attitude  style  bearing  carriage  deportment  conduct  manner

n.装腔作势, 傲慢

affectedness  posing  frills  pretence  pretension  superciliousness  haughtiness  arrogance  pomposity  affectation

n.音调, 旋律

tune  melody  aria  song  descant  lay  ballad  carol  ditty  canzonet  cavatina  arietta  strain  theme

v.通风, 使新鲜

aerate  aerify  ventilate  oxygenate  fan  winnow  refresh  revivify  cool  freshen  purify  let out  expose

v.展览, 炫耀

display  exhibit  parade  flaunt  show off  vaunt  swagger

v.公开, 发表, 传播

publish  publicize  make public  disseminate  reveal  expose  vent  broadcast  televise  confess  profess  

同义参见:

bouquet  play  breath  odor  mystique  wind  

反义参见:

sea  

英英释义

名词 air:

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

travel via aircraft

同义词：air travel, aviation

the region above the ground

medium for radio and television broadcasting

同义词：airwave

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

同义词：breeze, zephyr, gentle wind

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

同义词：aura, atmosphere

the mass of air surrounding the Earth

同义词：atmosphere

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

同义词：tune, melody, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

动词 air:

expose to fresh air

同义词：air out, aerate

be broadcast

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

同义词：send, broadcast, beam, transmit

make public

同义词：publicize, publicise, bare

expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry

expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

同义词：vent, ventilate, air out

形容词 air:

relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air

短语词组

by air

1. 通过航空途径; 乘飞机

She often travels by air.

她常常乘飞机旅行。

clear the air

1. 消除误会(或猜疑)

They held a meeting to clear the air.

他们召开了一次会议来消除误解。

give oneself airs

1. 摆架子

He gives himself such airs that everyone dislikes him.

他那么爱摆架子以致大家都不喜欢他。

in the air

1. 在空中; 向空中

A plane is flying in the air.

一架飞机正在空中飞翔。

2. 悬而未决

The date of the dinner party is still in the air.

宴会的日期尚未确定。

on the air

1. 在广播

That program has been on the air for 25 years now.

那节目已播放了二十五年了。

She didn't know she was on the air when she said those crazy things.

当她说那些疯狂事的时候, 她不知道已经在广播了。

That radio show is still on the air.

那个广播剧还在播送。

put on airs

1. 摆架子

She put on airs after marrying a millionaire.

自从嫁了百万富翁后, 她就摆起架子。

Don't put on airs with us.

别对我们摆架子。

take the air

1. 在户外散步

They used to take the air in the evening.

他们过去常在傍晚时去户外散步。

补充

airair英:[ɛə] 美:[ɛr]n.1.天空, 大气, 空气; 气氛We breathe air.我们呼吸空气。There was an air of excitement at the meeting.会议上气氛激昂。2.空中Many birds are flying in the air.许多鸟儿在空中飞翔。3.样子, 神态, 姿态They were displeased with her haughty airs.他们讨厌她高傲的派头。vt. & vi.1.晾晒, 烘干The straw mattresses are airing there.草垫子正在那里晾着。2.播送, 广播The program airs daily.本节目每天广播。vt.1.使房间通风, 透气We air the room by opening the windows.我们打开窗子让屋子通风。

例句

1. He breathed in the cold night air.他呼吸着夜晚的冷空气。 2. the chemical content of air大气的化学成分 3. Draughts help to circulate air.通风有助于空气流通。 4. I need some air!我需要透透气！ 5. I'm just going out for a few minutes to get some fresh air.我就是出去几分钟, 呼吸一点新鲜空气。 6. The trapeze artists flew through the air effortlessly.高空秋千演员毫不费力地从空中飞过。 7. He threw the ball into the air.他把球抛到空中。 8. The balloon rose up into the air.气球升到了空中。 9. Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air.政府军朝天鸣枪, 驱散抗议的人群。 10. People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.人们吸烟的烟雾似乎在空中久久不散。 11. The house is not visible from the road but can be seen from the air.这所房子从路上看不到, 但是从空中可以看到。 12. He was a middle-aged man with an aggressive air.他是个中年男子, 一副好斗的样子。 13. She has an air about her.她身上有那么一股子说不上来的劲头。 14. The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.这一餐给这场活动带来了一种近乎节日的气氛。 15. The capital has taken on the air of a city at war.首都有一种战时城市的氛围。 16. I was humming an air from 'Don Giovanni'.我正哼着《唐•乔万尼》中的一段曲调。 17. From appearing and disappearing assistants to birds materializing out of thin air, the master of magic amazes his audience.从助手的出现和消失, 到凭空变出几只鸟, 魔术大师让观众惊奇不已。 18. The trip to Moscow is still up in the air.去不去得成莫斯科还是未知数。 19. He went up in the air when he heard the news.他听到这个消息时兴奋得不得了。 20. I've been walking on air since I met her.自从遇见她, 我就一直幸福得飘飘然。 21. Edinburgh is easily accessed by rail, air or car.乘火车、飞机或汽车去爱丁堡都很便捷。 22. The region can be reached in two hours by air from Sydney.从悉尼坐飞机不到两个小时就可以到达这个地区。 23. The United Nations have been unable to distribute food around the country, other than by air.联合国还未能通过空运以外的途径把食品分发到全国各地。 24. Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.受伤人员必须空运到医院。 25. A change of air will do us all good.换换环境对我们都会有好处。 26. A public meeting was held to clear the air.召开了一次公开会议以澄清问题。 27. I am delighted to have cleared the air with her.我很高兴消除了与她的隔阂。 28. 'They've disappeared! Luggage and all! But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'“他们不见了！行李什么的都没了！不过他们能去哪儿呢？”他问道, “总不能人间蒸发吧！” 29. Surgeon Julian Sands lusts after Fenn but she continues to give him the air until she loses her legs in an accident.外科医生朱利安•桑兹很想和芬恩在一起, 但她一直拒绝, 直到在一起事故中失去双腿。 30. It won't hurt for you to be out in the open air a little more.你稍微多在户外待一待, 没有坏处。 31. There was great excitement in the air.四处弥漫着强烈的激动情绪。 32. Spring is in the air.春意盎然。 33. The show has been off the air for a year.这个节目已经停播一年了。 34. The talk station has been off the air since Monday night.这个谈话电台从星期一晚上起就停播了。 35. There were complaints after the programme went off the air.节目停播之后有人抱怨。 36. The network went off air for half an hour last night.这个广播网昨晚停播了半小时。 37. The show has been on the air since 1999.这个节目从1999年起就一直在播出。 38. I was on the air for two hours.我上了两个小时节目。 39. We will be back on the air tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock.我们明早6点继续播出。 40. The show first went on the air in 1964.这个节目1964年首次播出。 41. The figure of 40 percent was just plucked out of the air.40%这个数字是凭空想出来的。 42. Would you care to take the air with me, Miss Bartlett?你愿意和我出去透透气吗, 巴特利特小姐？ 43. air disaster空难 44. air transport航空运输 45. One day a week her mother systematically cleaned and aired each room.她妈妈会每周抽出一天彻底打扫所有房间打扫并通风。 46. She hung her clothes up to air them a little.她把衣服挂起来晾一晾。 47. The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.整个问题在会上被彻底公开。 48. They were feeling better after airing their grievances.他们在诉说委屈之后感觉好些了。 49. the decision to air the documentary播放这部纪录片的决定 50. Open the windows so the room can air a little.打开窗户, 让房间通通风。 51. Those sheets need to air before they go back on the bed.那些床单得先晾干才能铺回床上。 52. When the BBC report aired, he was in Kuwait.英国广播公司的报道播出时, 他就在科威特。 53. The sheets were aired on the line.床单晾在绳子上。 54. to air the room (out)使房间通风 55. The damp blanket needs to be aired by the fire.这条毯子需放在炉火旁烘干。 56. We have no wish to air the matter.我们并不希望公开此事。 57. to air one's opinions公开发表意见 58. The television interview will be aired to all parts of the country.这个电视采访节目将向全国各地播放。 59. to air the bird遛鸟 60. Your clothes are airing on the tree.你的衣服正晾在树上。 61. Open the window and let the room air out.把窗户打开，让房间通风。 62. The international news airs daily.国际新闻每天广播。 63. the air was stale.空气污浊。 64. the doctor told me to get some fresh air.医生让我多呼吸新鲜空气。 65. he celebrated by tossing his hat high in the air.他把帽子高高地抛向空中以示庆祝。 66. air travel.空中旅行。 67. radio stations have successfully sold products over the air.电台成功地通过电波销售了产品。 68. [as modifier]an air sign.风相。 69. she answered with a faint air of boredom.她带着一丝厌倦回答。 70. he began to put on airs and think he could boss us around.他开始摆架子，以为自己可以对我们指手画脚。 71. a meeting in which long-standing grievances were aired.一次诉说长期冤屈的会议。 72. the programmes were aired on India's state TV network.节目在印度国家电视网上播出。 73. the window sashes were lifted regularly to air the room.窗扇定期打开给房间通风。 74. all goods must come in by air.所有的货物必须用空运。 75. I smell violence in the air.我明显地闻到了暴力的气息。 76. the fate of the power station is up in the air.发电站的命运悬而未决。 77. the pure mountain air山中清纯的空气 78. The air was polluted by smoke from the factory.空气被工厂喷出来的烟雾污染了。 79. an air ticket飞机票 80. She has a confident air.她一副满怀信心的样子。 81. A feeling of change was in the air.人们可以感觉到将要实行变改。 82. This radio station is on the air 24 hours a day.这家电台每天24小时全日广播。 83. Put the sheets on the washing line to air.把床单挂在晾衣绳上晾干。 84. Open the window to air the room.打开窗户让房间通通风。 85. These laws are meant to produce cleaner air.这些法律旨在使空气更加清新。 86. A delicious smell filled the air.空气中弥漫着一股诱人的香味。 87. I like to dine outdoors in the open air.我喜欢在户外清新的空气中用餐。 88. cool/warm air凉爽的/温暖的空气 89. fresh air新鲜空气 90. a sudden gust of air [=wind]突然刮起的一阵狂风 91. polluted air污染的空气 92. stale air污浊的空气 93. the hot summer air炎炎夏日炙热的空气 94. He can't breathe! Everybody move back and give him some air!他喘不过气来了！大家都往后挪挪，让他透透气！ 95. High in the mountains the air is thin and it can be hard to breathe.在山的高处空气是稀薄的，这会导致呼吸困难。 96. He pumped air into the bicycle tire.他给自行车轮胎打气。 97. My keys seem to have vanished/disappeared into thin air. [=to have vanished in a very sudden and mysterious way]我的钥匙似乎是不翼而飞了。 98. He seemed to appear out of thin air. [=in a very sudden and mysterious way]他仿佛突然间凭空出现了。 99. "land, water, and air"陆地、水和天空 100. The city is wonderful seen from the air.从空中鸟瞰，这座城市很美。 101. the fish of the sea and the birds of the air海里的鱼和空中的鸟 102. The balloon rose up into the air and then floated through/in the air.气球升空后在空气中飘动。 103. There has been heavy fighting on the ground and in the air.陆地和空中都在进行激烈的战斗。 104. travel by air [=by flying in airplanes]乘飞机旅行 105. an air attack空袭 106. air safety飞行安全 107. air travel/travelers空中旅行/旅行者 108. a dignified air尊贵的样子 109. an air of dignity高贵的神态 110. The new furniture has given the hotel an air of luxury.全新的家具让这家酒店显得很奢华。 111. He has an air of mystery about him. [=he has a mysterious quality]他身上带有一种神秘感。 112. a pleasing air欢快的歌曲 113. a house with central air装有中央空调的房子 114. They cleared the air (between them) by discussing their differences.他们通过讨论分歧消除了彼此的误会。 115. "After he won the election, he was walking on air."选举获胜后，他欣喜若狂。 116. Some of her old friends have accused her of putting on airs since she became wealthy.她的一些老朋友指责她自从有了钱就摆起了架子。 117. "She's very rich, but she doesn't give herself airs."她很富有，但是她一点架子也没有。 118. "She's very rich, but she doesn't give herself any airs and graces. = She doesn't have any airs and graces. = She doesn't put on any airs and graces."她很富有，但是她一点也不傲慢。 119. There was a great sense of anticipation in the air as game time approached.比赛临近，人们都翘首以待。 120. Many changes are in the air.许多变革即将来临。 121. The station is now off the air.这家电台现在停播了。 122. They took him off the air because of his extreme views.由于他的观点过激，他们停播了他的节目。 123. "It was my favorite show, but it went off the air [=stopped being broadcast] last year."这是我最喜欢的节目，但是去年停播了。 124. The interview will be on the air tomorrow. [=the interview will air tomorrow; the interview will be broadcast tomorrow]这次采访将在明天播出。 125. an interview being shown on air现场采访 126. a show that first came/went on the air [=started being broadcast] five years ago五年前开始播出的一档节目 127. The President went on the air to defend his policies.总统开始电台演讲为他的政策辩护。 128. Our vacation plans are still up in the air.我们的度假计划现在仍未敲定。 129. "a hot, airless room"闷热和缺少新鲜空气的房间 130. air a blanket晾晒毯子 131. air damp clothing晾晒潮湿的衣服 132. The blankets were left outside to air.这些毯子被放在外面晾晒。 133. She opened the windows to air the room.她打开窗户让房间通风。 134. She opened the windows to air out the room.她打开窗户让房间通风。 135. air out a closet打开衣柜通风 136. She opened the windows to let the room air out.她打开窗户让房间通风。 137. The company had a meeting so that employees could air their complaints/grievances.公司开了一个会，让员工就此机会公开表达他们的不满。 138. publicly airing their differences公开表达他们的分歧 139. "Let's not air our dirty laundry [=discuss our problems, make our problems known] in public."家丑不可外扬。 140. air a program播出一档节目 141. The interview will be aired tomorrow.这次采访将在明天播出。 142. The program airs daily.这个节目每天播出。 143. The interview will air tomorrow.这次采访将在明天播出。