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Air Phrase Verb Aired Thin 例:The People Radio

单词 air
音标
英[eə(r)] 美[er]
解释
n.天空;气氛;空运;(简单易记的)曲调;vt.& vi.晾晒;烘干;播送;广播;vt.使房间通风, 透气;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
空气;大气
Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
例:Draughts help to circulate air...穿堂风有助于空气流通。
例:Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.基思打开窗户,探出身到冷风中。

N-SING
天空;空中;空间
The air is the space around things or above the ground.
例:Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air...政府军队朝天鸣枪驱散了抗议人群。
例:People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.人们吸烟的烟雾似乎会长时间滞留在空气中。

N-UNCOUNT
空运;航空
Air is used to refer to travel in aircraft.
例:Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year...乘飞机旅行的人数将以每年大约6%的速度持续增加。
例:Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。

N-COUNT
(简单易记的)曲调,旋律
An air is a simple tune which can be easily recognized and remembered.

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.
例:Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement...珍妮弗觉得他很风趣。
例:The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.这一餐使整个场合有了近乎节日般的喜庆氛围。

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.
例:We're poor and we never put on airs.我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。

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.
例:Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'.今晚公共广播公司将播放一部名为《民主进行时》的纪录片。

VERB
使公开;宣扬
If you air your opinions, you make them known to people.
例:They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences...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。
例:The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.在会上完全公开了整个问题。

VERB
使通风
If you air a room or building, you let fresh air into it.
例:One day a week her mother systematically cleaned and aired each room.她母亲按部就班地每周一次清扫所有的房间并开窗通风。

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.
例:When the shirts were clean, I ironed them myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room.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。

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.
例:...an inquiry just to clear the air and settle the facts of the case.一项只为消除疑团并弄清案件事实而进行的调查

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.
例:The old cliché of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces.“顾客总是对的”这种陈词滥调让他们变得趾高气扬。

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.
例:There was great excitement in the air...人人都感到无比激动。
例:She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.她走开了,将疑问留在人们心里。

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.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例:'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!”
例: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。

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.
例:He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.今天他告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定。

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.
例:As soon as I know I'm in the team it's like I'm walking on air.一得知我加入了这个队,我高兴得像飞上了天。
变形
third:airs~done:aired~pl:airs~ing:airing~past:aired~

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