| 单词 | air |
| 释义 | air (once / 20 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n 5nv 6n When you breathe in, you're inhaling all that invisible stuff around us called air — a mixture of gases that includes oxygen. To air something out can mean to expose it to the air in order to freshen it up, like leaving stinky sneakers out on the porch for a while to help them smell better. But to air a grievance or a secret is a whole other story — that means to publicize something that wasn't public knowledge before. Perhaps you have a cousin who takes great delight in airing all the family's secrets. WORD FAMILYair: aired, airing, airless, airlike, airs, airy, midair+/aired: unaired/airing: airings/airless: airlessly/airs: airss/airy: airier, airiest, airily, airiness/midair: midairs USAGE EXAMPLESColeridge believed the clean air on the hill at Highgate was beneficial in his attempts to cure himself of opium addiction. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The satellites will be used to provide mobile communications on land, sea and air. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park said Monday no one was injured when the lava delta collapsed and sent showers of volcanic rock into the air. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n 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 Hypo|Hyper breath the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration hot airair that has been heated and tends to rise liquid airair in a liquid state exhalation, halitusexhaled breath gas a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely 2n the mass of air surrounding the Earth it was exposed to the air Syn|Hypo|Hyper atmosphere airspace the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction part, region the extended spatial location of something 3n a slight wind (usually refreshing) as he waited he could feel the air on his neck Syn|Hypo|Hyper breeze, gentle wind, zephyr sea breeze a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) breatha slight movement of the air light airwind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale light breezewind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale gentle breezewind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale moderate breezewind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale fresh breezewind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale strong breezewind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure 4n once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) Hyper element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe 5v expose to fresh air Syn|Hyper aerate, air out expose expose or make accessible to some action or influence 6v expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry Air linen Hyper dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry 7v expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen 2air the old winter clothes air out the smoke-filled rooms Syn|Hyper air out, vent, ventilate freshen, refresh make (to feel) fresh n the region above the ground 3her hand stopped in mid air he threw the ball into the air Hyper part, region the extended spatial location of something n a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing 4an air of mystery the house had a neglected air Syn|Hypo|Hyper atmosphere, aura mystique an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing notea characteristic emotional quality vibe, vibrationa distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone n a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence 5she was humming an air from Beethoven Syn|Hypo|Hyper line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune fanfare, flourish, tucket (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments glissandoa rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale roulade(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable leitmotif, leitmotiva melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) theme songa melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie signature, signature tune, theme songa melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme(music) melodic subject of a musical composition part, voicethe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music slide, swoop(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale motif, motivea theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music statement(music) the presentation of a musical theme variationa repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished primothe principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondothe second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) voice parta part written for a singer accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, supporta musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts bass, bass partthe lowest part in polyphonic music music an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 1n medium for radio and television broadcasting the program was on the air from 9 til midnight Syn|Hyper airwave medium an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication 2v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television We cannot air this X-rated song Syn|Hypo|Hyper beam, broadcast, send, transmit satellite broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscastbroadcast a sports event telecast, televisebroadcast via television interrogatetransmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerunbroadcast again, as of a film colorcast, colourcastbroadcast in color bare, publicise, publicize make public 3v be broadcast This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M. Hypo be on, get on appear in a show, on T.V. or radio 4v make public 6She aired her opinions on welfare Syn|Hypo|Hyper bare, publicise, publicize hype publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner bulletinmake public by bulletin bring out, issue, publish, put out, releaseprepare and issue for public distribution or sale broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spreadcause to become widely known beam, broadcast, send, transmitbroadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television editsupervise the publication of podcastdistribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer satellitebroadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscastbroadcast a sports event sowintroduce into an environment telecast, televisebroadcast via television generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarizecater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use interrogatetransmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerunbroadcast again, as of a film carry, runinclude as the content; broadcast or publicize tell let something be known n travel via aircraft air travel involves too much waiting in airports if you've time to spare go by air Syn|Hypo|Hyper air travel, aviation flight, flying an instance of traveling by air acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stuntingthe performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft blind flying, blind landingusing only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. ballooningflying in a balloon fly-by, flyover, flypasta flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaringthe activity of flying a glider maiden flightthe first flight of its kind overflighta flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) passa flight or run by an aircraft over a target soloa flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied sortie(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) low level flight, terrain flightflight at very low altitudes travel, traveling, travelling the act of going from one place to another |
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