air
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英式
- the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.；air regarded as necessary for breathing
- express (an opinion or grievance) publicly；broadcast (a programme) on radio or television
verb: air, 3rd person present: airs, gerund or present participle: airing, past tense: aired, past participle: aired
noun: air, plural noun: airs
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名詞
- 1. the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
- ▪ air regarded as necessary for breathing the air was stale the doctor told me to get some fresh air
- ▪ the free or unconfined space above the surface of the earth he celebrated by tossing his hat high in the air 同義詞
- ▪ referring to the use of aircraft air traffic all goods must come in by air
- ▪ the earth's atmosphere as a medium for transmitting radio waves radio stations have successfully sold products over the air
- ▪ one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs of Gemini, Aquarius, and Libra) an air sign
- ▪ a breeze or light wind. 同義詞
- 2. an impression of a quality or manner given by someone or something she answered with a faint air of boredom he leaned over with a confidential air 同義詞
- ▪ an annoyingly affected and condescending manner he began to put on airs and think he could boss us around
- 3. a tune or short melodious song traditional Scottish airs sung in the Gaelic tongue 同義詞
- 4. a jump off the ground on a snowboard or skateboard.
動詞
- 1. express (an opinion or grievance) publicly a meeting in which long-standing grievances were aired 同義詞
- ▪ broadcast (a programme) on radio or television the programmes were aired on India's state TV network 同義詞
- ▪ archaic parade or show (something) ostentatiously he took the opportunity of airing his knowledge of antiquity
- 2. British expose (a room) to the open air in order to ventilate it the window sashes were lifted regularly to air the room 同義詞
- ▪ warm (washed laundry) to remove dampness I was airing the sheets
- ▪ archaic go out in the fresh air to go and air myself in my native fields
- an exposure to warm or fresh air, for the purpose of ventilating or removing dampness from ... somebody had given the place a thorough airing
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- an exposure to warm or fresh air, for the purpose of ventilating or removing dampness from ... somebody had given the place a thorough airing
Oxford American Dictionary
- not being broadcast on radio or television: an off-air interview
- while not being broadcast on radio or television: he is exactly the same off-air as he is on
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- not being broadcast on radio or television: an off-air interview
- while not being broadcast on radio or television: he is exactly the same off-air as he is on
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- a cavity containing air.
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- a hole or passage that allows air to pass through: the box has hidden air holes to prevent suffocation
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- an inflatable cushion.
Oxford American Dictionary
- purse the lips as if kissing (someone), without making contact: the media crowd who lunch, gossip, and air-kiss one another
- a simulated kiss, without contact: the cheek-to-cheek air kiss
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- the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
- express (an opinion or grievance) publicly: a meeting in which long-standing grievances were aired
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