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

例句与用法:

There was an air of excitement at the meeting.

开会时气氛显得有些兴奋。

The fresh air in the morning made him feel glad.

早晨的新鲜空气使他觉得愉快。

I shall travel to New York by air this weekend.

这个周末我将要乘飞机去纽约旅行。

We aired the room by opening the window.

我们打开窗户,使房间通风。

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 |

详细释义:

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?


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。