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1. N-UNCOUNT 空气；大气 Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth's atmosphere and which we breathe. 

  • Draughts help to circulate air...

    穿堂风有助于空气流通。

  • Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.

    基思打开窗户，探出身到冷风中。

  • ...water and air pollutants.

    水污染物和空气污染物

2. N-SING 天空；空中；空间 The air is the space around things or above the ground. 

  • Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air...

    政府军队朝天鸣枪驱散了抗议人群。

  • People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.

    人们吸烟的烟雾似乎会长时间滞留在空气中。

3. N-UNCOUNT 空运；航空 Air is used to refer to travel in aircraft. 

  • Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year...

    乘飞机旅行的人数将以每年大约6%的速度持续增加。

  • Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.

    伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。

4. N-COUNT （简单易记的）曲调，旋律 An air is a simple tune which can be easily recognized and remembered. 
5. N-SING 神态;感觉;总体印象;氛围 If you say that someone or something has a particular air, you mean that they give this general impression. 

  • Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement...

    珍妮弗觉得他很风趣。

  • The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.

    这一餐使整个场合有了近乎节日般的喜庆氛围。

6. N-PLURAL 矫揉造作；装腔作势；做作 If you say that someone is putting on airs or giving themselves airs, you are criticizing them for behaving as if they are better than other people. 

  • We're poor and we never put on airs.

    我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。

7. VERB （通过电视或无线电）播送，播放 If a broadcasting company airs a television or radio programme, they show it on television or broadcast it on the radio. 

  • Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'.

    今晚公共广播公司将播放一部名为《民主进行时》的纪录片。

airing

  • ...the airing of offensive material.

    冒犯性音像资料的播放

8. VERB 使公开；宣扬 If you air your opinions, you make them known to people. 

  • They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences...

    他们一起坐了六个多小时，而且双方都认为他们已经表达了所有的不同意见。

  • The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.

    在会上完全公开了整个问题。

airing

  • While we're able to broach the subject of sex, money rarely gets an airing.

    虽然我们能公开讨论性的话题，但却很少谈及金钱的问题。

9. VERB 使通风 If you air a room or building, you let fresh air into it. 

  • One day a week her mother systematically cleaned and aired each room.

    她母亲按部就班地每周一次清扫所有的房间并开窗通风。

airing

  • Open all the windows of the bedroom and give it a good airing.

    打开卧室的所有窗户，让它好好通通风。

10. VERB 烘干（衣物、被褥） If you air clothing or bedding, you put it somewhere warm to make sure that it is completely dry. 

  • When the shirts were clean, I ironed them myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room.

    衬衫洗干净之后，我自己将它们熨好、烘干并放在他房间的抽屉里。

11. PHRASE 消除分歧;解决问题 If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be. 

  • ...an inquiry just to clear the air and settle the facts of the case.

    一项只为消除疑团并弄清案件事实而进行的调查

12. PHRASE 大模大样;摆架子;装腔作势 If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people. 

  • The old cliché of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces.

    “顾客总是对的”这种陈词滥调让他们变得趾高气扬。

13. PHRASE 可感觉到;可被意识到 If something is in the air it is felt to be present, but it is not talked about. 

  • There was great excitement in the air...

    人人都感到无比激动。

  • She walked away and left the question hanging in the air.

    她走开了，将疑问留在人们心里。

14. PHRASE 播送（广播、电视节目）；（广播、电视节目）播放/停止播放 If someone is on the air, they are broadcasting on radio or television. If a programme is on the air, it is being broadcast on radio or television. If it is off the air, it is not being broadcast. 

  • She is going on the air as presenter of a new show...

    她即将上电视主持一档新节目。

  • Rockwell hopes the program can be on the air within a year...

    罗克韦尔希望该节目能在一年内播出。

  • This message did not reach me until after the programme went off the air.

    直到节目播出后，我才获知这条消息。

15. PHRASE （消失得）无影无踪/突然神秘地（出现） If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously. 

  • 'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'...

    “但是他们可能去哪里呢？”他追问道，“他们不可能就神秘消失了!”

  • He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming.

    他突然间神秘地出现了；我既没看见他来，也没听见他的脚步声。

16. PHRASE 悬而未决；未决定 If you say that a decision or a situation is up in the air, you mean that it has not yet been completely settled or planned. 

  • He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.

    今天他告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定。

17. PHRASE 非常高兴；兴高采烈 If you say that you are walking on air or floating on air, you mean that you feel extremely happy about something. 

  • As soon as I know I'm in the team it's like I'm walking on air.

    一得知我加入了这个队，我高兴得像飞上了天。

Noun

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)

Verb

1. expose to fresh air;

  • "aerate your old sneakers"

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"

4. make public;

  • "She aired her opinions on welfare"

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"
Adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air;

  • "air war"
  • "air safety"
  • "air travel"

医学

  • 1.气，空气：构成地球大气层中的气体混合物，无臭，无色，由1份氧及4份氮组成，但此比例可因情况而稍有改变。此外还含少量二氧化碳、氨、氩、亚硝酸盐及有机物

土木工程

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  • 1.气水比
  • 2.air-water ratio

大气科学

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  • 1.气团变性
  • 2.air-mass transformation 由于热力或动力过程使气团属性逐步改变的现象。
  • 3.海气交换
  • 4.air-sea exchange 海洋和大气间能量、热量、动量和物质的交换。
  • 5.气团分析
  • 6.air-mass analysis 对气团物理属性及其发展、演变进行的分析。
  • 7.海气相互作用
  • 8.air-sea interaction 海洋与大气之间互相影响、互相制约、彼此适应的物理过程, 如动量、热量、质量、水分的交换，以及海洋环流与大气环流之间的联系等。
  • 9.气团分类
  • 10.air-mass classification 按照源地和属性对气团进行分类和定名。
  • 11.气团雾
  • 12.air-mass fog 气团内部形成的雾。
  • 13.air-mass property 气团所具有温度、湿度和层结稳定度等物理属性。
  • 14.海气界面
  • 15.air-sea interface 海洋与大气相接的面, 在此面上出现海气相互影响, 相互制约, 彼此适应的作用。
  • 16.气团源地
  • 17.air-mass source 能使大块空气获得均匀属性的广阔地区。

机械

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  • 1.气密式仪器仪表
  • 2.air-tight instrument 能防止外壳内部介质与外部空气对流的仪器仪表。
  • 3.锁气装置
  • 4.air-look device 在电子显微镜中，更换样品时保持镜筒工作真空的装置。

电力

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  • 1.气动操作机构
  • 2.air-operating mechanism
  • 3.空气冷却凝汽器
  • 4.air-cooled condenser
  • 5.空气塑料绝缘
  • 6.air-spaced plastic insulation
  • 7.压缩空气断路器
  • 8.air-blast circuit-breaker
  • 9.空冷调相机
  • 10.air-cooled compensator
  • 11.空冷电枢绕组
  • 12.air-cooled armature winding
  • 13.空气过滤器
  • 14.air-filter
  • 15.空气冷却器
  • 16.air-cooler
  • 17.空冷汽轮发电机
  • 18.air-cooled turbogenerator
  • 19.空气纸绝缘
  • 20.air-spaced paper insulation
  • 21.空气断路接触器
  • 22.air-break contactor
1. The British air fighting force is called the Royal Air Force.
英国的空军部队被称作皇家空军。

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2. They used an air compressor to take in atmospheric air, compress it, and force it into the cabin.
他们用一台空气压缩机把大气中的空气吸进来，加以压缩，然后送入船舱。

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3. A blast of hot air blows in.
一股热气吹进来。

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4. A blast of hot air came from the furnace.
一股热风从火炉里吹出来。

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5. A frank discussion can help to clear the air.
坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。

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6. A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air.
激进分子就是不讲实际的人。

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7. A sharp cry pierced the night air.
一声尖叫响彻夜空。

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8. A whiff of fresh air cleared his head.
他吸了一点新鲜空气后头脑清醒了。

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9. Air conditioning is operating.Close the door,please.
空调正开着，请关上门。

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10. Air hostesses all smile when they serve the passengers.
空姐们为乘客服务时总是满脸笑容。

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11. Air is a fluid but not a liquid.
空气是流体，不是液体。

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12. Air is a mixture of gases.
空气是多种气体的混合物。

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13. Air is a mixture, not a compound of gases.
空气是气体的混合物，不是化合物。

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14. Air is escaping from the tyre.
车带跑气了。

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15. Air is the element of man.
空气是人类的生存环境。

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16. Air is the vehicle of sound.
空气是声音传播的媒介。

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17. Air mail is quicker than sea mail.
航空邮寄比海上邮寄快。

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18. Air not only occupies space but it also has weight.
空气不仅占据空间，而且它还具有重量。

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19. Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.
这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。

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20. Air whether in the gaseous or liquid state is a fluid.
空气，无论是气态的或是液态的，都是一种流体。

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