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Airy Light Fresh Air Things Room Place Full

英语单词 airy
英美音标 英 ['eəri] 美 ['eri]
中文释义 adj.通风的;轻快的;幻想的;航空的
英语例句 (1) The large window makes the room seem airy.
(2) The waiting-room at the airport was airy and spacious.
(3) He dismissed her with an airy wave.
(4) I tried my best to assume an airy manner.
(5) Nothing results from his airy plan.
中文例句 (1) 那扇大窗户使这间房间显得很通风。
(2) 机场的候机室很宽敞,空气很好。
(3) 他随意一挥手就把她打发走了。
(4) 我尽量摆出一副大大咧咧的样子。
(5) 他那不切实际的计划毫无结果。
vocabulary简明 An airy place is full of fresh air. Other airy things are either light like air or without substance like air.
vocabulary扩展 Air surrounds us, and it has a lot of meanings. If a place is described as airy, that means it's full of fresh air. An open stadium is airy, while a stuffy apartment is not. If a house has lots of open windows, it's airy. Also, an argument that has no substance can be called airy, because there's nothing to it. Light things are airy too: a flimsy, light dress or a low-fat dessert could both be called airy.
柯林斯解释
1
[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。

2
[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。”

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