air Значение & определение

Значение на air на български

• 0 the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe:

  • I went outside to get some fresh air.

  • You should put some air in your tyres - they look flat to me.

  • The air was filled with the scent of roses.

  • Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air.

  • The police fired into the air to clear the demonstrators from the streets.

• 1 travel in an aircraft:

  • I don't travel much by air.

  • an air crash/disaster

  • air travel

• 2 manner or appearance:

  • She has an air of confidence about her.

• 3 If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television:

  • The radio station is on air from 6 a.m.

  • As soon as the war started, any broadcasts with a military theme were taken off the air.

• 4 a simple tune:

  • Bach's Air on a G String

• 5 to make opinions or complaints known to other people:

  • Putting a complaint in the suggestions box is one way of airing your grievances.

  • He'll air his views on the war whether people want to listen or not.

• 6 to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh:

  • My mother always airs the sheets before she makes the beds.

  • Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit.

• 7 to broadcast something or be broadcast on radio or television:

  • The game will be aired live on CBS at 7.00 tonight.

  • The interview with the president will air tomorrow morning.

• 8 to intentionally ignore or not answer someone:

  • Why is he airing me?

  • You asked a question and you got aired.

• 9 the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe:

  • Let’s go outside for some fresh air.

• 10 the space above, esp. high above, the ground:

  • Keith kicked the football high in the air.

• 11 flight above the ground, esp. in an aircraft:

  • air travel

  • You can get there by train, but it’s faster by air.

• 12 a manner or appearance:

  • She had an air of confidence.

• 13 a program or a person on the air is broadcasting on radio or television:

  • His show is on the air from 8:00 to 8:30 every Tuesday night.

• 14 to broadcast something on radio or television:

  • [ T ] The game will be aired at 9 p.m. tomorrow.

• 15 to make your opinions or complaints known to other people:

  • The meeting gave us a chance to air our complaints.

• 16 to let air from outside come in a room or other inside space to make it smell cleaner, or to put something outside in the air to make it smell cleaner:

  • [ M ] Let’s open some windows and air out this place.

• 17 travelling by or using planes:

  • arrive/travel by air 25% of the state's economy is fueled by tourists who travel by air.

  • deliver/send/ship sth by air The company adds a surcharge for express packages delivered by air.

• 18 if a matter is up in the air, it is uncertain and no final decision has been made about it:

  • The future of the company has been up in the air since one of its key shareholders was compelled to sell its stake.