air是什么意思

详细释义

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

  • I went outside to get some fresh air. 我到室外呼吸一下新鲜空气。

  • You should put some air in your tyres - they look flat to me. 你该给这些轮胎打气了——它们看上去都瘪了。

  • The air was filled with the scent of roses. 空气中弥漫着玫瑰的芳香。

  • Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air. 扔掉枪，举起手来。

  • The police fired into the air to clear the demonstrators from the streets. 警察对天鸣枪以驱散街上的示威者。

• 1 travel in an aircraft -- 乘坐飞机；航空

  • I don't travel much by air. 我不常坐飞机。

  • an air crash/disaster 飞机失事／空难

  • air travel 乘飞机旅行

• 2 manner or appearance -- 神态，样子；风度

  • She has an air of confidence about her. 她一副自信的样子。

• 3 If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television. -- 正在／停止播出

  • The radio station is on air from 6 a.m. 广播电台早晨6点开始播音。

  • As soon as the war started, any broadcasts with a military theme were taken off the air. 战争一爆发，所有有关军事主题的节目都停止播出了。

• 4 a simple tune -- 曲调，旋律

  • Bach's Air on a G String 巴赫的《G弦上的咏叹调》

• 5 to make opinions or complaints known to other people -- 说出，公开，亮出（观点等）

  • Putting a complaint in the suggestions box is one way of airing your grievances. 有什么怨言写出来放在意见箱里，这是一种发泄不满的方式。

  • He'll air his views on the war whether people want to listen or not. 不管人们是否愿意听，他都要说出他对战争的看法。

• 6 to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh -- （使）晾干，（使）风干；（使）烘干；（使）通风

  • My mother always airs the sheets before she makes the beds. 我妈妈在铺床之前总是先把床单烘干。

  • Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit. 开着窗户，让房间通通风。

• 7 to broadcast something or be broadcast on radio or television -- 广播，播出，播送

  • The game will be aired live on CBS at 7.00 tonight. 今晚7点，哥伦比亚广播公司将现场直播这场比赛。

  • The interview with the president will air tomorrow morning. 对总统的采访将在明天早晨播出。