[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]通风的 If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
The bathroom has a light and airy feel.
浴室给人以明亮通风之感。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻率的;轻浮的;非真诚的 You can use airy to describe someone's behaviour when they are light-hearted and casual about things which some people take seriously.
[ADJ n]
Giving them an airy wave of his hand, the Commander sailed past.
这位海军中校随意地朝他们挥挥手便扬帆而过。
airily
'I'll be all right,' he said airily. 'It was only a thought.'
“我会没事的,”他漫不经心地说,“那只是想想而已。”
Oxford
airy/ˈeəri; NAmEˈeri/adjective(air·ier,airi·est)1with plenty of fresh air because there is a lot of space 通风的;空气流通的◆The office was light and airy.办公室又明亮又通风。2( formal) acting or done in a way that shows that you are not worried or that you are not treating sth as serious 无忧无虑的;无所谓的;漫不经心的◆He dismissed her with an airy wave.他随意一挥手就把她打发走了。☞see also
airily
3( formal,disapproving) not serious or practical 轻率的;不切实际的◆airy promises/speculation轻率的诺言;无端猜测airyairierairiestairy/ˈeəri; NAmEˈeri/
LDC
airyair‧y /ˈeəri $ ˈeri/ adjective
Examples
Collocations
1an airy room or building has plenty of fresh air because it is large or has a lot of windows: All the hotel’s bedrooms are light and airy.2done in a happy and confident way, even when you should be serious or worried: He dismissed her concerns with an airy wave of the hand.
WDF
airy
[ˈeəri]
级别:airier, airiest
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通风的(52%),轻快的(30%),幻想的(12%),航空的(6%)
n.(Airy)人名;(英)艾里
adj.空气的;通风的;幻想的;轻快的;空中的
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