air 音标拼音: ['ɛr]
n . 空气,气氛;气派,架势;空中,高空;空军
vt . 吹风,宣扬,播送,发表,表达
空气,气氛;气派,架势;空中,高空;空军吹风,宣扬,播送,发表,表达
air 空气 气
air n 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 :
the region above the ground ; "
her hand stopped in mid air ";
"
he threw the ball into the air "
3 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
air }, {
aura }, {
atmosphere }]
4 :
a slight wind (
usually refreshing ); "
the breeze was cooled by the lake "; "
as he waited he could feel the air on his neck "
[
synonym : {
breeze }, {
zephyr }, {
gentle wind }, {
air }]
5 :
the mass of air surrounding the Earth ; "
there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere "; "
it was exposed to the air " [
synonym : {
atmosphere }, {
air }]
6 :
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (
Empedocles )
7 :
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence ; "
she was humming an air from Beethoven " [
synonym : {
tune }, {
melody },
{
air }, {
strain }, {
melodic line }, {
line }, {
melodic phrase }]
8 :
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 " [
synonym : {
air },
{
airwave }]
9 :
travel via aircraft ; "
air travel involves too much waiting in airports "; "
if you '
ve time to spare go by air " [
synonym : {
air travel }, {
aviation }, {
air }]
v 1 :
expose to fresh air ; "
aerate your old sneakers " [
synonym : {
air out }, {
air }, {
aerate }]
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 " [
synonym : {
air }, {
send },
{
broadcast }, {
beam }, {
transmit }]
4 :
make public ; "
She aired her opinions on welfare " [
synonym :
{
publicize }, {
publicise }, {
air }, {
bare }]
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 " [
synonym :
{
vent }, {
ventilate }, {
air out }, {
air }]
Air \
Air \ ([^
a ]
r ),
n . [
OE .
air ,
eir ,
F .
air ,
L .
a ["
e ]
r ,
fr .
Gr .
'
ah `
r ,
air ,
mist ,
for '
a [
digamma ]
hr ,
fr .
root '
a [
digamma ]
to blow ,
breathe ,
probably akin to E .
wind .
In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr .
It .
aria atmosphere ,
air ,
fr .
the same Latin word ;
and in senses 11 ,
12 ,
13 the French meaning is either fr .
L .
aria ,
or due to confusion with F .
aire ,
in an older sense of origin ,
descent .
Cf . {
A ["
e ]
ry },
{
Debonair }, {
Malaria }, {
Wind }.]
1 .
The fluid which we breathe ,
and which surrounds the earth ;
the atmosphere .
It is invisible ,
inodorous ,
insipid ,
transparent ,
compressible ,
elastic ,
and ponderable .
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Note :
By the ancient philosophers ,
air was regarded as an element ;
but modern science has shown that it is essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen ,
with a small amount of carbon dioxide ,
the average proportions being ,
by volume :
oxygen ,
20 .
96 per cent .;
nitrogen ,
79 .
00 per cent .;
carbon dioxide ,
0 .
04 per cent .
These proportions are subject to a very slight variability .
Air also always contains some vapor of water .
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2 .
Symbolically :
Something unsubstantial ,
light ,
or volatile .
"
Charm ache with air ." --
Shak .
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He was still all air and fire . [
Air and fire being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and water .] --
Macaulay .
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3 .
A particular state of the atmosphere ,
as respects heat ,
cold ,
moisture ,
etc .,
or as affecting the sensations ;
as ,
a smoky air ,
a damp air ,
the morning air ,
etc .
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4 .
Any a ["
e ]
riform body ;
a gas ;
as ,
oxygen was formerly called vital air . [
Obs .]
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5 .
Air in motion ;
a light breeze ;
a gentle wind .
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Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play .
--
Pope .
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6 .
Odoriferous or contaminated air .
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7 .
That which surrounds and influences .
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The keen ,
the wholesome air of poverty .
--
Wordsworth .
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8 .
Utterance abroad ;
publicity ;
vent .
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You gave it air before me . --
Dryden .
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9 .
Intelligence ;
information . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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10 . (
Mus .)
(
a )
A musical idea ,
or motive ,
rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones ,
so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole ,
which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song ,
or even to plain prose ,
or played upon an instrument ;
a melody ;
a tune ;
an aria .
(
b )
In harmonized chorals ,
psalmody ,
part songs ,
etc .,
the part which bears the tune or melody --
in modern harmony usually the upper part --
is sometimes called the air .
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11 .
The peculiar look ,
appearance ,
and bearing of a person ;
mien ;
demeanor ;
as ,
the air of a youth ;
a heavy air ;
a lofty air . "
His very air ." --
Shak .
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12 .
Peculiar appearance ;
apparent character ;
semblance ;
manner ;
style .
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It was communicated with the air of a secret .
--
Pope .
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12 .
pl .
An artificial or affected manner ;
show of pride or vanity ;
haughtiness ;
as ,
it is said of a person ,
he puts on airs . --
Thackeray .
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14 . (
Paint .)
(
a )
The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed . --
New Am .
Cyc .
(
b )
Carriage ;
attitude ;
action ;
movement ;
as ,
the head of that portrait has a good air . --
Fairholt .
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15 . (
Man .)
The artificial motion or carriage of a horse .
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Note :
Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term .
In most cases it might be written indifferently ,
as a separate limiting word ,
or as the first element of the compound term ,
with or without the hyphen ;
as ,
air bladder ,
air -
bladder ,
or airbladder ;
air cell ,
air -
cell ,
or aircell ;
air -
pump ,
or airpump .
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{
Air balloon }.
See {
Balloon }.
{
Air bath }.
(
a )
An apparatus for the application of air to the body .
(
b )
An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature .
{
Air castle }.
See {
Castle in the air },
under {
Castle }.
{
Air compressor },
a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power .
{
Air crossing },
a passage for air in a mine .
{
Air cushion },
an air -
tight cushion which can be inflated ;
also ,
a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air .
{
Air fountain },
a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air .
{
Air furnace },
a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast .
{
Air line },
a straight line ;
a bee line .
Hence {
Air -
line },
adj .;
as ,
air -
line road .
{
Air lock } (
Hydr .
Engin .),
an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed -
air chamber of a pneumatic caisson . --
Knight .
{
Air port } (
Nav .),
a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air .
{
Air spring },
a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized .
{
Air thermometer },
a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature .
{
Air threads },
gossamer .
{
Air trap },
a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains ,
sewers ,
etc .;
a stench trap .
{
Air trunk },
a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room .
{
Air valve },
a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air ;
esp .
a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter .
{
Air way },
a passage for a current of air ;
as the air way of an air pump ;
an air way in a mine .
{
In the air }.
(
a )
Prevalent without traceable origin or authority ,
as rumors .
(
b )
Not in a fixed or stable position ;
unsettled .
(
c ) (
Mil .)
Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank ;
as ,
the army had its wing in the air .
{
on the air },
currently transmitting ;
live ; --
used of radio and television broadcasts ,
to indicate that the images and sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are being broadcast at the present moment .
Note :
In call -
in programs where individuals outside a radio or television studio have telephoned into the station ,
when their voice is being directly broadcast ,
the host of the program commonly states "
You '
re on the air ."
as a warning that the conversation is not private .
{
To take air },
to be divulged ;
to be made public .
{
To take the air },
to go abroad ;
to walk or ride out .
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Air \
Air \ ([^
a ]
r ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Aired } ([^
a ]
rd );
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Airing }.] [
See {
Air },
n .,
and cf . {
A ["
e ]
rate }.]
1 .
To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling ,
refreshing ,
or purifying ;
to ventilate ;
as ,
to air a room .
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It were good wisdom . . .
that the jail were aired .
--
Bacon .
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Were you but riding forth to air yourself . --
Shak .
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2 .
To expose for the sake of public notice ;
to display ostentatiously ;
as ,
to air one '
s opinion .
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Airing a snowy hand and signet gem . --
Tennyson .
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3 .
To expose to heat ,
for the purpose of expelling dampness ,
or of warming ;
as ,
to air linen ;
to air liquors .
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339 Moby Thesaurus words for "
air ":
CAT ,
Caelus ,
action ,
actions ,
activity ,
acts ,
address ,
advertise ,
aerate ,
aerodynamics ,
aerospace ,
aerosphere ,
affectation ,
air ,
air hole ,
air out ,
air pocket ,
air -
condition ,
air -
cool ,
airify ,
airspace ,
airy nothing ,
analyze ,
aria ,
atmosphere ,
atom ,
atomic particles ,
aura ,
azure ,
bearing ,
behavior ,
behavior pattern ,
behavioral norm ,
behavioral science ,
blazon forth ,
blue sky ,
brandish ,
break it to ,
break the news ,
breathe ,
breeze ,
broach ,
broadcast ,
brow ,
brute matter ,
bubble ,
building block ,
bump ,
caelum ,
canopy ,
canopy of heaven ,
canto ,
cantus ,
canvass ,
carriage ,
cast ,
cast of countenance ,
ceiling ,
cerulean ,
chaff ,
chemical element ,
chip ,
climate ,
cobweb ,
color ,
come out with ,
comment upon ,
complexion ,
component ,
comportment ,
conduct ,
confide ,
confide to ,
consider ,
constituent ,
controvert ,
cooling breeze ,
cope ,
cork ,
countenance ,
cross -
ventilate ,
crosswind ,
culture pattern ,
custom ,
dangle ,
deal with ,
debate ,
declare ,
deliberate ,
deliberate upon ,
demeanor ,
demonstrate ,
deportment ,
descant ,
discourse about ,
discover ,
discuss ,
display ,
divulgate ,
divulge ,
doing ,
doings ,
down ,
dust ,
earth ,
element ,
elementary particle ,
elementary unit ,
emblazon ,
empty space ,
empyrean ,
ether ,
evulgate ,
examine ,
exchange views ,
exhibit ,
face ,
facial appearance ,
fairy ,
fan ,
favor ,
favorable wind ,
feather ,
feature ,
features ,
feel ,
feeling ,
fire ,
firmament ,
flash ,
flaunt ,
flourish ,
flue ,
fluff ,
fluid ,
foam ,
fog ,
folkway ,
freshen ,
front ,
froth ,
fundamental particle ,
fuzz ,
gale ,
garb ,
gas ,
gentle wind ,
gestures ,
give ,
give out ,
give vent to ,
go into ,
goings -
on ,
gossamer ,
guise ,
halogen gas ,
handle ,
head wind ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
high -
pressure area ,
hold up ,
hole ,
hyaline ,
hyle ,
hypostasis ,
illusion ,
inert gas ,
investigate ,
ionosphere ,
jetstream ,
knock around ,
lay ,
let get around ,
let in on ,
let out ,
lift ,
lifts ,
light air ,
light breeze ,
light wind ,
line ,
lineaments ,
lines ,
looks ,
low -
pressure area ,
maintien ,
make known ,
make public ,
manifest ,
manner ,
manners ,
material ,
material world ,
materiality ,
matter ,
measure ,
melodia ,
melodic line ,
melody ,
method ,
methodology ,
methods ,
mien ,
milieu ,
mist ,
moderate breeze ,
modus vivendi ,
molecule ,
monad ,
mote ,
motions ,
movements ,
moves ,
natural world ,
nature ,
noise abroad ,
note ,
observable behavior ,
ocean breeze ,
onshore breeze ,
open up ,
out with ,
overcast ,
overtone ,
oxygenate ,
oxygenize ,
parade ,
pass under review ,
pattern ,
phantom ,
physical world ,
physiognomy ,
plenum ,
pneumatics ,
pocket ,
poise ,
port ,
pose ,
posture ,
practice ,
praxis ,
presence ,
procedure ,
proceeding ,
proclaim ,
publish ,
put ,
put forth ,
put forward ,
put out ,
quality ,
rap ,
reason ,
reason about ,
reason the point ,
refrain ,
refresh ,
reveal ,
review ,
roughness ,
sea breeze ,
sense ,
set ,
shadow ,
sift ,
sky ,
smoke ,
social science ,
softblowing wind ,
solo ,
solo part ,
song ,
soprano part ,
soup ,
space ,
spirit ,
sponge ,
sport ,
spume ,
stance ,
starry heaven ,
state ,
strain ,
stratosphere ,
straw ,
study ,
stuff ,
style ,
substance ,
substratosphere ,
substratum ,
tactics ,
tail wind ,
take up ,
talk ,
talk about ,
talk of ,
talk over ,
tell ,
the blue ,
the blue serene ,
the four elements ,
thin air ,
thistledown ,
thresh out ,
tone ,
traits ,
treat ,
treble ,
tropopause ,
troposphere ,
trough ,
trumpet ,
trumpet forth ,
tune ,
turbulence ,
turn ,
undertone ,
unit of being ,
utter ,
vapor ,
vault ,
vault of heaven ,
vaunt ,
vent ,
ventilate ,
visage ,
visibility ,
visibility zero ,
water ,
wave ,
way ,
way of life ,
ways ,
welkin ,
wind ,
winnow ,
zephyr
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