air

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英[e?(r)]
美[er]

基本釋義

n.
空氣; 天空; 航空; 旋律; 氛圍,感覺; 做作
v.
播放; 公開; 使通風(fēng); 晾干

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

currents of warm air

暖氣流

牛津詞典

I kicked the ball high in/into the air .

我把球高高地踢到空中。

牛津詞典

Spicy smells wafted through the air .

空中飄來(lái)一陣陣辛辣的氣味。

牛津詞典

I need to put some air in my tyres.

我需要給我的輪胎打些氣。

牛津詞典

Let's go out for some fresh air .

咱們出去呼吸點(diǎn)新鮮空氣。

牛津詞典

air pollution

空氣污染

牛津詞典

He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.

今天他告訴記者們總統(tǒng)是否前往莫斯科尚未確定。

As soon as I know I'm in the team it's like I'm walking on air.

一得知我加入了這個(gè)隊(duì),我高興得像飛上了天。

There was great excitement in the air...

人人都感到無(wú)比激動(dòng)。

She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.

她走開了,將疑問留在人們心里。

She is going on the air as presenter of a new show...

她即將上電視主持一檔新節(jié)目。

Rockwell hopes the program can be on the air within a year...

羅克韋爾希望該節(jié)目能在一年內(nèi)播出。

'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'...

“但是他們可能去哪里呢?”他追問道,“他們不可能就神秘消失了!”

He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming.

他突然間神秘地出現(xiàn)了;我既沒看見他來(lái),也沒聽見他的腳步聲。

Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air...

政府軍隊(duì)朝天鳴槍驅(qū)散了抗議人群。

People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.

人們吸煙的煙霧似乎會(huì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間滯留在空氣中。

Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year...

乘飛機(jī)旅行的人數(shù)將以每年大約6%的速度持續(xù)增加。

Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.

傷者不得不用飛機(jī)送往醫(yī)院。

Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement...

珍妮弗覺得他很風(fēng)趣。

The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.

這一餐使整個(gè)場(chǎng)合有了近乎節(jié)日般的喜慶氛圍。

We're poor and we never put on airs.

我們貧窮但從不裝腔作勢(shì)。

Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'.

今晚公共廣播公司將播放一部名為《民主進(jìn)行時(shí)》的紀(jì)錄片。

They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences...

他們一起坐了六個(gè)多小時(shí),而且雙方都認(rèn)為他們已經(jīng)表達(dá)了所有的不同意見。

The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.

在會(huì)上完全公開了整個(gè)問題。

One day a week her mother systematically cleaned and aired each room.

她母親按部就班地每周一次清掃所有的房間并開窗通風(fēng)。

When the shirts were clean, I ironed them myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room.

襯衫洗干凈之后,我自己將它們熨好、烘干并放在他房間的抽屜里。

...an inquiry just to clear the air and settle the facts of the case.

一項(xiàng)只為消除疑團(tuán)并弄清案件事實(shí)而進(jìn)行的調(diào)查

The old cliché of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces.

“顧客總是對(duì)的”這種陳詞濫調(diào)讓他們變得趾高氣揚(yáng)。

Draughts help to circulate air...

穿堂風(fēng)有助于空氣流通。

Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.

基思打開窗戶,探出身到冷風(fēng)中。

真題例句

Cairo is known for its overcrowded roads, irregular driving practices and shaky old vehicles, but also for its air pollution.

出自-2015年12月聽力原文

Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up.

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

It's good to get back to some fresh air.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

What controls remain for the users will be audio-based, so, for example, you'll just have to say "a bit warmer", and the air conditioning will adjust automatically

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

Whether she can travel by air.

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

This doesn't mean to put on airs and say "do you know who I am?

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

"One of the risk factors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little control," he said.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious damage occurring in the developing world.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

Although in-flight infections thrive in dry environments like airplanes, your risk of getting sick from an airplane is actually low because of the air filters used.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

Around 9 in 10 people in low- and middle-income countries live in places where they regularly experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

If you're planning on being one of them soon, you might not be looking forward to the unpleasant feeling air travel often leaves you with.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

It has been trying out monitoring stations that are intended to yield minute-to-minute maps of outdoor air pollution.

2018年6月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

millions die early from air pollution each year.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

One vision of the perfect city of the future: a place that offers easy access to air travel.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Perception of sweet and salty foods dropped by almost individuals percent in a simulation of air travel.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

the 20th century a highway, car, truck century—and the 21st century will increasingly be an aviation century, as the globe becomes increasingly connected by air, " Kasarda says.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

The air you breathe in a plane dries out your mouth and nose, which can affect your sense of taste.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

The airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air, having taken off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire.

2018年6月四級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

The effects of air pollution are worst in the developing world, where in some places lost-labor income equals-nearly 1% of GDP.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

The figures include a number of costs associated with air pollution.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

The report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

Then again, the air of accountability that the camera generates can also work in contractors' favor.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

Therefore, these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less vulnerable to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A

Citizens of wealthy nations demand national parks, clean rivers, clean air and poisonfree food.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

As if that were not enough, a Brazilian C-130 Hercules military transport plane has remained stranded near the runway of Chile's air base here since it crash-landed in 2014.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

出自-2012年6月閱讀原文

James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning.

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

By inhaling air polluted with the virus.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

The higher one climbs, the less oxygen there is in the air.

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

When people don't get enough oxygen, they often begin togasp for air

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

5 million people died prematurely from outdoor air pollution in 2015.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

As stories go through the chains of people, they are refined, corrected and sorted out until they come finally to me and I have a chance to read through most stories before I go on the air.

2015年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section A

But all these concepts are massively expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need dual controls, involve complex folding wings and propellers,and have to be flown from air-strips.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

Citizens of wealthy nations demand national parks, clean rivers, clean air and poison-free food.

2016年6月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

In two cases, huge machines have been used to lift the buildings up to 30 centimeters into the air.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section C

Journalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

Online security cameras, intelligent lighting and a wealth of sensors that control both temperature and air quality are offering an unprecedented level of control, efficiency, and improvements to what were once classed necessary costs when running a busin

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

That presumably included much more water than the tiny trace we find blowing in the thick air today.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

The air can stay warmer, longer too.

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section B

The persistent haze over many of our cities is a reminder of the polluted air that we breathe, over 80% of the world's urban population is breathing air that fails to meet World Health Organisation guidelines.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

They soar up to 40 meters into the cold air.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section C

This sounds like so much hot air, but the near $13 billion fortune this entrepreneur has amassed comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.

2018年6月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

Traffic has become synonymous with air pollution, and many countries intend to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the next two decades.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

without those masses of cooling sea ice, warm air brought to the Arctic can penetrate further inland than it ever did before.

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section B

A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 完形填空 原文

A vehicle is polluting the air.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)上海卷 聽力 選項(xiàng)

Along the way are tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons...and monkeys in space.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel, we've also achieved the following significant savings; in energy use—47% to 74%; in air pollution—85%; in water pollution—35%; in water use—40%.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷(11月) 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Each time the bowl of rice is pushed over the table edge, it falls in the ground---and, in the process, it belongs out important evidence about how physical objects interact: bowls of rice do not flood in mid-air, but require support to remain stable.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷(6月) 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Good morning! This is clean air hot line.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)上海卷 聽力 原文

Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 語(yǔ)法填空 原文

If the air you're breathing is clean—which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities—then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their ability to "air condition" a house without using electric equipment.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 語(yǔ)法填空 原文

Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

Is fresh air really good for you?

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

It has seats in the open air.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀A 選項(xiàng)

It leads to air pollution and global warming.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)陜西卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 選項(xiàng)

It looks like an open air museum in the city.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 選項(xiàng)

Jordan Axani, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 完形填空 原文

Out of breath, I swung open the door and got a blast of cold air that instantly cooled me off.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)四川卷 閱讀表達(dá) 原文

Pretty soon I'd made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)上海卷 語(yǔ)法填空 A 原文

Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

That means a transparent object doesn't look very different from the surrounding air or water.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The air was so different from the city, cool and fresh.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 聽力 原文

The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, making air conditioning unnecessary.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

The exhibition tells us why we should do something to stop air pollution.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)四川卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

The loss of shade trees is already causing a slight change in the world's climate, and studies show that loss of oxygen-giving trees also leads to air pollution and global warming.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)陜西卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

The transition, which flew at 1, 400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were filled with sand, sand, sand!

2016年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷(6月) 完形填空 原文

These modern architectural masterpieces are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Today, the scars of destruction are still seen in rockaway, but hope is in the air.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

We all grew up hearing people tell us to "go out and get some fresh air.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

We need to have some fresh air.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 聽力 原文

What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, vocs for short.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale has a tendency to form an invisible cloud around you head.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him”.

出自-2011年考研閱讀原文

” said one recorder of events, “The air at twelve leagues’ distance smelt as sweet as a new-blown garden.

出自-2015年考研翻譯原文

It was specifically to provide city dwellers with spaces for leisure where they could experience “a refreshing air”.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804,which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea ,provides another tragic reminder of why.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for the process.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for process.

2017年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

But the remaining trees draw a greater share of the available moisture, so they grow and thrive, restoring the forest's capacity to pull carbon from the air.

2019年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

If you look hard enough, you'll find that many of the products we use every day—chewing gums, skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes, air fresheners, water purifiers, health snacks, antiperspirants, colognes, teeth whiteners, fabric softeners, vitamins—are

2010年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

It remains to be seen how weather conditions affect the air flows that make formation flight more efficient .

2010年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

That s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers-who must pay fees or buy better vehicles 一rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The air flowing over a bird's wings curls upwards behind the wingtips, a phenomenon known as up wash.

2010年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits - fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. 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"

  • 2. travel via aircraft;

    "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"

    "if you've time to spare go by air"

  • 3. the region above the ground;

    "her hand stopped in mid air"

    "he threw the ball into the air"

  • 4. 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"

  • 5. a slight wind (usually refreshing);

    "the breeze was cooled by the lake"

    "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

  • 6. 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"

  • 7. the mass of air surrounding the Earth;

    "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"

    "it was exposed to the air"

  • 8. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

    "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

  • 9. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Verb
  • 1. expose to fresh air;

    "aerate your old sneakers"

  • 2. be broadcast;

    "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

  • 3. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;

    "We cannot air this X-rated song"

  • 4. make public;

    "She aired her opinions on welfare"

  • 5. expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry;

    "Air linen"

  • 6. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;

    "air the old winter clothes"

    "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

Adjective
  • 1. relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air;

    "air war"

    "air safety"

    "air travel"

同義詞辨析

atmosphere, air, gas

這些名詞均與"空氣"有關(guān)。

  • atmosphere:指圍繞有的星球,特別是圍繞地球的空氣,即大氣層。也可指環(huán)境氣氛。
  • air:指空氣,也泛指一般氣體。
  • gas:指氣態(tài)物,尤指供燃燒取暖或照明的氣體,其中一部分稱作瓦斯。

attitude, air, manner

這些名詞均含"態(tài)度,風(fēng)度"之意。

  • attitude:普通用詞,指對(duì)人或事情的看法和采取的行為,多有某種不很明確或不便明說(shuō)的感情色彩。
  • air:含義廣泛。單數(shù)形式指某人臉上表現(xiàn)出的心理活動(dòng),或言談舉止;復(fù)數(shù)形式指某人故意做作而擺出的架子。
  • manner:多指某人在某一場(chǎng)合的言談舉止等。

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