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air

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air1 /eə $ er/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   → e'er, heir, ere
1  gas 气体 [uncountableU] the mixture of gases around the Earth, that we breathe 空气
 Let’s go outside and get some fresh air.
我们出去呼吸些新鲜空气吧。
 You need to put some air in the tyres.
你得给轮胎充气了。
in the air
 There was a strong smell of burning in the air.
空气中有一股浓烈的焦味。
→ a breath of fresh air at breath(2)
2  space above the ground 空中the air the space above the ground or around things 空中，天空
into the air
 Flames leapt into the air.
火苗蹿向天空。
through the air
 He fell 2,000 metres through the air without a parachute.
他没用降落伞在空中下落了2,000米。
Examples from the Corpus
through the air• I stood fearfully against a board as in rapid succession the knives flashed through the air and encircled my body.• I turned around and saw my machine gunner flying through the air.• I find myself flying through the air and I come down with a hard, judo type slap-fall.• The balloon floated silently through the air.• Look down on the trees, lakes and mountains far below as you soar through the air ...• Foam began to spread through the air as the fire-fighting systems reacted automatically to the emergency.• It then truly or falsely spun through the air and knocked over all the pins your luck and skill permitted.• Sound waves travel more easily through solid objects than through the air.• A piece of scalp flew yards through the air.
3  planes 飞机
a) by airTTA travelling by, or using, a plane 乘飞机
 I’d prefer to travel by air.
我喜欢坐飞机出行。
b) TTArelating to or involving planes 航空
 the victims of Britain’s worst air disaster
英国最大空难的死难者
 Air travel was growing rapidly.
航空旅行在迅速增长。
 air traffic congestion
空中交通阻塞
 His brother died in an air crash.
他的兄弟死于一场空难。
4  be in the air 
a) if a feeling is in the air, a lot of people feel it at the same time 〔某种情绪〕弥漫在空气中
 There was a sense of excitement in the air.
到处洋溢着一种激动的气氛。
b) to be going to happen very soon 即将发生
 Change is in the air.
变革即将到来。
Examples from the Corpus
be in the air• And something else was in the air.• The smell of Dada's cut grass was in the air.• He is in the Air Force.• Maybe a truce is in the air.• So in a very short time we were in the air.
5  appearance 外表 [singular] if something or someone has an air of confidence, mystery etc, they seem confident, mysterious etc 神态；样子；风度；气氛
air of
 She had an air of quiet confidence.
她气定神闲。
 She looked at him with a determined air.
她看着他，神情坚毅。
6  be up in the air if something is up in the air, no decision has been made about it yet 悬而未决
 Our trip is still very much up in the air.
我们的旅行计划有许多事情尚未决定。
Examples from the Corpus
be up in the air• They still haven't said if I've got the job -- it's all up in the air at the moment.• If I don't work to a routine then I feel everything is up in the air!• When he was up in the air he was engaged, his spirits prospered and his intellect was keener than a needle.• I might be going on a training course next week, but it's still up in the air.• Our trip to Orlando is still up in the air.• But they were up in the air, and they were moving.• It was wonderful to be up in the air and to feel the air swishing past his face.
7  be on/off (the) air TCBto be broadcasting on the radio or television at the present moment, or to stop broadcasting 正在广播[播放]/停止广播[播放]
 We’ll be on air in three minutes.
三分钟后我们开始广播。
Examples from the Corpus
be on/off (the) air• The Channel 5 licence is expected to be awarded in early November and be on air at the latest in 1995.• We'll be on air in about three minutes.• Broadcasting via a system of street loudspeakers the radio is on the air for three hours each Sunday.• Ministers that were on the air selling prayer cloths.• Sue was talking as they went, describing the scene, and Kathleen realised they were on air live again.• They're under a lot of pressure because they have to be on air 24 hours.• Gillroy could no longer raise Darwin, and Koepang seemed to be off the air.• If left-wing radio talk show hosts got higher ratings, the right-wing hosts would be off the air.• By this standard, half the sitcoms would be off the air.
8. music 音乐 [countableC] a simple tune, often used in the title of a piece of classical music 曲调，旋律〔常用于古典乐曲名中〕
9  airs [plural]PROUD a way of behaving that shows someone thinks they are more important than they really are 装腔作势，摆架子
put on airs/give yourself airs
 Trudy is always putting on airs.
特鲁迪老是摆架子。
 an actor with no airs and graces
毫无架子的演员
Examples from the Corpus
airs and graces• He didn't have any airs and graces.• Bella never put on airs and graces, remaining a real Blackpool girl.• Worst of all, a maid with airs and graces.
10. be walking/floating on air to feel very happy 欢天喜地
Examples from the Corpus
be walking/floating on air• Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up.• She felt as though she was floating on air.
→ hot air, on-air, → clear the air at clear2(15), → disappear/vanish into thin air at thin1(15), → out of thin air at thin1(16)
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
fresh 新鲜的
She opened the window to let in some fresh air.
她打开窗户放进一些新鲜空气来。
clean 干净的
London’s air is cleaner than it has been at any time since 1585.
伦敦的空气比1585年以来的任何时候都要干净。
warm/hot 温暖的/炎热的
Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler and denser air.
暖空气上升，取而代之的是较为凉爽、密度较大的空气。
nI felt a sudden rush of hot air.
cool/cold 凉（爽）的/寒冷的
The air had turned a little cooler.
空气变凉了一些。
crisp (=pleasantly cool) 凉爽的
the crisp autumn air
秋天凉爽的空气
clear 晴朗的
nI looked up to the stars in the clear night air.
damp/humid 潮湿的
nDamp air causes condensation.
polluted 受污染的
nThe air in Mexico City is heavily polluted.
stale (=not fresh and often full of smoke) 污浊的
nThe room was full of stale air and tobacco smoke.
the air is thin (=there is less oxygen because you are in a high place) 空气稀薄
nPeople cannot live up there because the air is too thin and there is not enough oxygen to breathe.
the morning/evening/night air 早晨/傍晚/夜晚的空气
nHe stepped out and breathed in the cold morning air.
the sea/mountain/country air 海边/山里/乡间的空气
nthe salty smell of the sea air
the still air (=air in which there is no wind) 凝滞的空气
nSmoke from the chimneys hung in the still air.
air + NOUN
air pollution 空气污染
Most air pollution is caused by cars.
空气污染主要是由汽车引起的。
the air quality 空气质量
The air quality is very poor on hot days.
高温天气时的空气质量非常差。
the air pressure 气压
nThe air pressure had dropped.
phrases
a breath of air 透气
I went outside for a breath of air.
我到外面去透透气。
a rush/blast/stream of air 一股风
nThere was a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
a current of air 一股气流
nThe birds are able to glide on a current of warm air.
verbs
breathe in the air 吸入空气
She breathed in the cool mountain air.
她呼吸着山上凉爽的空气。
fight/gasp for air (=try to breathe with difficulty) 急促地喘气
He clutched his throat as he fought for air.
他抓着喉部急促地喘气。
let in some air (=let fresh air into a room) 放进一些新鲜空气
nIt would be nice to open the door and let in some air.
put air into something (=fill a tyre, balloon etc with air) 给某物充气
I need to put some air in the tyres.
你得给轮胎充气了。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with air
in the air
You say that something is in the air:
The plane was in the air.
Put your hands in the air!
✗Don’t say: The plane was on the air.
into the air
You say that something goes up into the air:
The plane went up into the air.
on the air
You say that a TV or radio programme is on the air or on air (=it is broadcast):
The show has been on the air for over 30 years.
Examples from the Corpus
air• air pollution• Jennifer better make sure an air bag is handy.• the clean air of the countryside• Alex stood shivering in the cold, damp air.• Ice can crack off into the engine air intakes and cause them to shut down.• But gecko feet work in ionised air, which would cancel out the electrostatic effect.• To his disappointment, Bessie and Edgebone were already sitting there enjoying the night air.• Cars are a major cause of air pollution.• The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.• Could you turn on the air?• He was uncoordinated, moving his arms through the air and pointing at nothing in particular.• I say they curved through the air by 25 centimetres.• Gobbets of ice sliced through the air.
in the air• Green and gold flames danced in the air over the central mountains.• There was a sense of excitement in the air.• A light rain hovers in the air.• But it's different, there's a strange hush in the air and the endless rumbling of 50,000 cannon shells.• I could taste iron in the air, and naphthalene.• If a cat stuck its leg in the air, they all raced off, screaming that they'd seen something move.• The Daughter drew signs in the air with her needles.• That thing throws you up in the air too.
air2 ●○○ verb  
1  opinion 观点 [transitiveT] to express your opinions publicly 公开发表〔看法〕
2  tv/radio 电视/无线电 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to broadcast a programme on television or radio 播放，广播
3. room 房间 [transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE, air something out American English to let fresh air into a room, especially one that has been closed for a long time 使通风
4  clothes 衣服 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE, air (something) out American English to put a piece of clothing in a place that is warm or has a lot of air, so that it smells clean （把…）透风；晾干
→ airing, → air your dirty laundry at dirty1(7)
Examples from the Corpus
air• Voters deserve an opportunity to hear unpleasant alternatives fully debated and aired.• It had probably been the only one aired and ready for the unexpected guest this morning.• Concerns that were aired by many transit executives last month were just a big bureaucratic misunderstanding, says Rep.• The music that's finally being aired, fifty years on.• The newsconference will be aired live at 7 p.m.• He talked about events in the Middle Ages as if they'd happened-yesterday and been fully aired on the nine o'clock news.• So far, only Black Entertainment Television has accepted and aired the 60-second ads.• I hung the blankets on the clothesline to air them out.• Stahl's report is scheduled to air tonight after the news.
air your views/grievances/complaints etc• For too long managers have had no authoritative body to express their views or air their grievances.• From the petrol-soaked armchair he aired his views.• Nor do the parties offer their constituents soapboxes on which to air their views.• Today you have a chance to air your views.• A chance for you to air your views and put them to a Government spokesperson.• A chance to air your views and put your questions to the people responsible for the programmes you hear on Radio 2.• The board made room on the agenda for supporters of the team to air their views in a public session Friday.• Rejecting any partition of the country, Cheiffou called upon the rebels to disarm, and to air their grievances through dialogue.
Origin air1
1. (1200-1300) Old French Latin aer, from Greek
2. (1500-1600) Probably a translation of Italian aria; → ARIA
air1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1air2 verb
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