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单词 in the air
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in the air

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If something is in the air it is felt to be present, but it is not talked about.
There was great excitement in the air.
She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.
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in the air in British English

a. 
in circulation; current
b. 
in the process of being decided; unsettled
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in the air in American English

1. 
current or prevalent
2. 
not decided; not settled; still imaginary
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in the air

if a change, idea, or feeling is in the air, people are aware of it or think it is going to happen even though it is not talked about directly
Great excitement was in the air that week in London.

Examples of 'in the air' in a sentence
in the air

Telephone calls cut out ; speech freezes in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is hard to convey the excitement and optimism in the air then.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They loop about in the air and may land on men with white shirts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The guests have been told they will be in the air for about eight hours.
The Sun (2009)
The cabin lights went on and off and the aircraft began to buck about in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But it slid about in the air.
Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977)
The circle looked like a giant smoke ring and hung in the air for about three minutes before vanishing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is excitement in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You're feeling happy and bubbly and you can almost taste the excitement in the air.
The Sun (2015)
There's excitement in the air but also hidden hurdles.
The Sun (2015)
Arriving before the concert began, we enjoyed the excitement in the air.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
He jumped for it and was about 12 feet in the air!
The Sun (2009)
And when we called on her, there was an excitement in the air.
Christianity Today (2000)
They hang about in the air, possibly expecting to be asked in for a cup of tea.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You can just feel the excitement in the air when the team is on a run to Wembley.
The Sun (2014)
The fine splinters still flew about in the air: and now we shall hear what happened next.
Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales (1874)
I jumped about a foot in the air.
The Sun (2011)
I was privileged to be there for the first night and you could actually feel the excitement in the air.
The Sun (2008)
At one point he knelt on the wire and punched his fist in the air; he ran for the last few steps.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I was once on an aeroplane when there was a loud crack and we dropped about 20ft in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is excitement in the air but don't let your mood be affected as you can swing from negative to positive in the blink of an eye.
The Sun (2015)
Oh, and three: the average jet pack can stay in the air for only about half a minute at a time.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
At present they are courting, and you can see a pair tumbling about in the air, and sometimes looping the loop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

All related terms of 'in the air'

up in the air
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.
castle in the air
a hope or desire unlikely to be realized ; daydream
castles in the air
unrealistic plans or hopes for the future
keep balls in the air
to deal with many different things at the same time
be left hanging in the air
if a question or remark is left hanging in the air, people avoid discussing it because they do not want to deal with it or the issues involved
with one's nose in the air
haughtily
keep several balls in the air
If you keep several balls in the air , you try to do several different things at once.

Chinese translation of 'in the air'

in the air

  1. 在空中 (zài kōngzhōng)
See air (sense 9)

Nearby words of
in the air

  • in the absence of sth
  • in the abstract
  • in the act of doing sth
  • in the air
  • in the background
  • in the belief that
  • in the blink of an eye

Related terms of
in the air

  • up in the air
  • in/into/through the air
  • in the open (air)
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