air
英 [e?]
美[?r]
- n. 空气，大气；天空；样子；曲调
- vt. 使通风，晾干；夸耀
- vi. 通风
英英释意
- 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)