Air
[eə] or [ɛr]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; 'an air of mystery'; 'the house had a neglected air'; 'an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters'; 'the place had an aura of romance'.
(noun.) medium for radio and television broadcasting; 'the program was on the air from 9 til midnight'; 'the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people'.
(noun.) the region above the ground; 'her hand stopped in mid air'; 'he threw the ball into the air'.
(noun.) a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; 'air pollution'; 'a smell of chemicals in the air'; 'open a window and let in some air'; 'I need some fresh air'.
(noun.) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).
(verb.) expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; 'Air linen'.
(verb.) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; 'We cannot air this X-rated song'.
(verb.) be broadcast; 'This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.'.
校對:凯特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
(n.) Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.
(n.) A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
(n.) Any aeriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air.
(n.) Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
(n.) Odoriferous or contaminated air.
(n.) That which surrounds and influences.
(n.) Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
(n.) Intelligence; information.
(n.) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.
(n.) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the air.
(n.) The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air.
(n.) Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.
(n.) An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs.
(n.) The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed.
(n.) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air.
(n.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
(n.) To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.
(n.) To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.
(n.) To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.
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同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Atmosphere, atmospheric air, common air.[2]. Gas, aeriform fluid.[3]. Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, breath of air.[4]. Weather, open air, open atmosphere.[5]. Appearance, aspect, mien, manner, look, cast, demeanor, conduct, carriage, bearing, deportment, behavior, port.[6]. Tune, melody.
v. a. [1]. Expose to air.[2]. Ventilate, change the air of.
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解釋/意思:
n. the fluid we breathe: the atmosphere: any special condition of atmosphere as in 'the night-air ' 'to take the air:' a light breeze: publicity: the bearing of a person: outward appearance manner look: an assumed or affected manner: (mus.) a rhythmical melody: a song also specially a sprightly song: the soprano part in a harmonised composition being that which gives it its character: (pl.) affectation.—v.t. to expose to the air: to dry: to expose to warm air: (obs.) to take an airing.—ns. Air′-bath an arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature; Air′-bed a bed for the sick inflated with air; Air′-blad′der in some fishes an organ containing air by which they maintain their equilibrium in the water; Air′-brake a railway brake worked by compressed air.—adj. Air′-built built in air: having no solid foundation.—ns. Air′-cell a cavity containing air; Air′-cush′ion an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; Air′-drain an ample space at the foot of foundation walls for the sake of dryness.—adj. Air′drawn drawn in air: visionary: (Shak.) imaginary.—ns. Air′-en′gine an engine put in motion by air expanded by heat; Air′-gas illuminating gas made by charging atmospheric air with vapour of petroleum or other hydrocarbon; Air′-gun a gun which discharges bullets by means of compressed air.—adv. Air′ily gaily.—ns. Air′iness state of being airy; openness: liveliness; Air′ing exposure to the air or fire: a short excursion in the open air; Air′-jack′et a jacket with air-tight cavities which being inflated renders a person buoyant in water.—adj. Air′less void of air: not having free communication with the open air.—ns. Air′-lock a small chamber for the entrance and exit of men and materials at the top of the caisson or hollow cylinder used for founding the piers of bridges under water; Air′-pump an instrument for pumping the air out of a vessel; Air′-sac an air-cell or air-space esp. in the bones of birds; Air′-shaft a passage for air into a mine; Air′-ship a navigable balloon; Air′-space the cubic content of a room hospital-ward or the like with reference to the respirable air contained in it.—adj. Air′-tight so tight as not to admit air.—n. Air′-ves′sel a vessel or tube containing air.—adv. Air′wards up in the air.—adj. Air′y consisting of or relating to air: open to the air: like air: unsubstantial: light of heart: sprightly.—To take air to get wind to become publicly known.
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娱乐性解釋/意思:
This dream denotes a withering state of things, and bodes no good to the dreamer. To dream of breathing hot air suggests that you will be influenced to evil by oppression. To feel cold air, denotes discrepancies in your business, and incompatibility in domestic relations. To feel oppressed with humidity, some curse will fall on you that will prostrate and close down on your optimistical views of the future.
整理:玛丽斯
娱乐性解釋/意思:
n. A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.
校對:内尔
例句/造句/用法:
- As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Yes, we went out to get a little air. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Hopkins's brow was clouded, and he sat down with an air of deep dejection. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The pines are not tall or luxuriant, but they are sombre, and add an air of severity to the scene. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- But Gerald could feel a strange hostility to himself, in the air. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It slid from its balance, owing to the change in its course against the currents of air. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The instruments show a rapidly decreasing air pressure on all parts of Barsoom--the engine has stopped. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- A room at an inn was always damp and dangerous; never properly aired, or fit to be inhabited. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- He accoutred me with other necessaries, all new, which I aired for twenty-four hours before I would use them. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- She had _aired_ them indeed, but it was out upon the _hedge_. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- She talks such nonsense about its being necessary for the day to be aired, before I come out. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Everything you have had, has been well aired, sir. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- You may be pretty sure its kep aired, and by the best of company, too. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Thy sleeping robe, this morning, should have been shaken and aired and hung somewhere in the sun. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I'll teach her, with all her airs, that she's no better than the raggedest black wench that walks the streets! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- HE won't be troubling me this morning, Jos thought, with his dandified airs and his impudence. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Lady Crackenbury read the paragraph in bitterness of spirit and discoursed to her followers about the airs which that woman was giving herself. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Besides, it's not as if I was an accomplished girl who had any right to give herself airs, said Caddy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- When you come across one of these, she naturally puts on airs. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- All these airs in a land where they would as soon expect to leave the soup out of the bill of fare as the wine! 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He was rather a favourite with the regiment, treating the young officers with sumptuosity, and amusing them by his military airs. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The unsuspecting Sloppy was at that moment airing his many buttons within view of the window. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The odor is not unpleasant, and is quickly removed by airing the room. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- One afternoon the Sympson family were gone out to take a carriage airing. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Introduced same, cautiously, in course of airing. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- An airing would do me a great deal of good, I am sure. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- In the course of twenty minutes she appeared from round the corner, and advanced as if merely taking an airing. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- We see little girls and boys go out in gondolas with their nurses, for an airing. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
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