air

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛə̯/|[ˈɛə̯]|/ˈɛː/|[ˈɛː]    美 /ˈeː/|[ˈeː]|/ˈeə̯/|[ˈeə̯]|/ˈɛɚ/|[ˈɛɚ] ~ [ˈɛɹ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases. uncountable
    — This drill runs on compressed air.
  2. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.; The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness. countable,uncountable
    — I'm going outside to get some air.
  3. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.; One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. countable,historical,uncountable
  4. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.; A local environment or atmosphere, in the context of its effects on behavior, health, weather, etc. countable,historical,uncountable
    — Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
  5. The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth. broadly,uncountable
    — The air on Mars is very thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide.
  6. The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space. uncountable,usually
    — The flock of birds took to the air.
  7. A breeze; a gentle wind. countable,uncountable
  8. A feeling or sense. countable,uncountable
    — to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
  9. A feeling or sense.; A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality. countable,uncountable
    — "He is very plain, undoubtedly—remarkably plain:—but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
  10. A feeling or sense.; Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others. countable,plural-normally,uncountable
    — putting on airs
  11. A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria. countable,uncountable
    — "If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman[…]"
  12. Nothing; absence of anything. countable,informal,uncountable
  13. An air conditioning system. countable,uncountable
    — Could you turn on the air?
  14. Any specific gas. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  15. The state of being briefly airborne during a jump. uncountable
  16. A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general. countable,uncountable
    — Ernst gave a list of political activists who had been denied access to the air by private broadcasters, and pointed out that "Secretary Hoover's signature in New York sells for $150,000 to $200,000," thus limiting access to the air on the part of labor unions and other underrepresented groups.
  17. Publicity. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it. transitive
    — I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.
  2. Pronunciation spelling of are. alt-of,pronunciation-spelling
  3. To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate. transitive
    — It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
  4. To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion). transitive
    — Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.
  5. To broadcast (a television show etc.). transitive
    — The BBC decided not to air the controversial episode.
  6. To be broadcast. intransitive
    — This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
  7. To ignore (a person). Multicultural-London-English,UK,slang,transitive
    — Why is this girl airing me?

词形变化

airs plural aire alternative,obsolete ayre alternative,obsolete eyr alternative,obsolete ayr alternative,especially airs present,singular,third-person airing participle,present aired participle,past aired past aire alternative,obsolete ayre alternative,obsolete eyr alternative,obsolete ayr alternative,especially aire alternative,obsolete ayre alternative,obsolete eyr alternative,obsolete ayr alternative,especially

词汇关系

近义词
atmosphere aura luft nimbus gas
衍生词
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data airdate air de cour air denial air display airdock airdome air door air draft air drain air drainage airdraulic airdrawn air-dried air drill airdrome airdrop air-drop air-drumming air-dry air-duct air duct air duster air du temps air embolism air engine airfall airfare airfarer airfaring airfield air filter airflare airfleet airflow air flow airflown airfoil air force air fountain airframe air-freight air freight airfreight airfreighter air freshener air fry air-fry air fryer airfuge air gap airgap air-gapped air gas airgasm air-girl air girl airglow airgram airgraph airgroup air guitar air-guitar air guitarist airgun air-gun air gun air gunner air hammer airhead air-head airheaded air heater air hockey airhole air hole air horn airhorn air-hose air hose air host air hostess airhouse air hunger airing cupboard air intake air integration airish air jacket air jail air kerma rate air kick air kiss air knife airland air lane air-launch airleg airless air letter airletter air level airlift airlike air line airline airliner airling airlink air loan airlock air lock air mail airmail airman airmark air marker Air Marshal air mass airmass air mattress air mile airminded airmiss air-mobile airmobile airmonger air mortar air motor air navigation air off airometer airpack air parcel airpark airpath air philately airphone airphoto air photo air photograph airpipe air piracy air pirate air pistol airplane air plant airplay airpocalypse air pocket air pollutant air pollution airponics air popper airport airportable airpost air potato airpower air pressure airproof air-proof airpuff air puff test air-pump air pump air punch air purifier air quote air quotes air rage air-raid air raid air raiding air-raid shelter air raid siren air-raid siren air-raid warden air refresher air reservoir air resistance air-ride air ride air rifle air rights air sac airs and graces air sandwich airscape airscoop air scooter airscrew air scribe air-sea rescue air sense air shaft airshaft air shed airshed airshift air ship airship airshoot air shot air-shot air show air shower airsick airsickness airside air sign airsled air sleeve air-smoothed air sock airsoft airsome air space airspace Airspeak airspeed air speed air sport airstaff air staff airstair air steward air stewardess airstone airstop air stove airstream airstrike air strike airstrip airsuit air superiority air support air supremacy air suspension air tanker airtaxi air taxi air terminal air ticket air tight air-tight airtight airtime air time air-to-air air-to-air missile air-to-ground air-to-ship air-to-surface air-to-surface missile air traffic air traffic control air traffic controller airtram air transport airtrapping air travel air tunnel air turborocket air up air vent air vice-marshal Air Vice Marshal airview air walk airwalk airwall air war airwar airward air warden airwards air washer airwave airwaves airway airwaybill air wing airwise airwoman airworthiness airworthy airwound airy alkaline air anti-air antiair bear in the air beat the air big air bleed air blow hot air breath of fresh air build castles in the air canned air cassette air conditioner castle in the air catch air catch big air change of air chicken salad air clear-air turbulence clear the air combat air patrol complemental air compressed air compressed-air bath condensed air counterair dead air dead-air space deair dephlogisticated air direct air capture disappear into thin air empyreal air finger in the air Finnair fire air fixed air fluoro acid air forced air freedoms of the air free-to-air free to air fresh air full of hot air gas and air general of the air force get some air take some air give oneself airs give someone the air grab some air ground-to-air heavier-than-air heliair hepatic air hot air hot-air balloon hot air balloon hydrogen air inflammable air in the air into thin air light air lighter-than-air liquid air marine acid air mephitic air method air midair mid-air Mountainair night air nitrous air nonair nose in the air off air off-air off-the-air off the air on-air on air on the air on-the-air open-air open air open-air museum open air museum out of thin air phlogisticated air plein air plein-air pseudoair punch the air pure air put on airs reair residual air rockair school of the air sea air ship-to-air sniffing-the-morning-air position split-system air conditioner stationary air suck all the air out of suck the air out of suck up all the air in surface-to-air surface-to-air missile synthetic air TACAN tactical air commander tactical air control center take air take the air thin air tidal air too many balls in the air turn the air blue up in the air vanish into thin air vital air vitriolic acid air walk on air you could cut the air with a knife zero air air out airable aired aired-out airing air one's dirty laundry in public air one's dirty linen in public air one's paunch
相关词
aerate aero- aria

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
From Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Displaced native Old English lyft. More at lift, loft.
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