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air
air  AHD[âr]   DJ[e*]  KK[Wr]
n.（名词）
1.A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
    空气：一种无色、无嗅、无味的气体混合物，主要由氮气（约占78%）和氧气（约占21%）组成，还有少量的氩、二氧化碳、氢、氖、氦及其它气体
2.This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping Earth; the atmosphere.
    大气：覆盖地球的不同量的湿气和特殊物质的混合物；大气
3.The atmosphere in an enclosure.
    密闭气体：在密闭容器中的气体
4.The sky; the firmament.
    天空；空间
5.A giant void; nothingness:
    虚空；虚无：
    The money vanished into thin air.
    钱已经消失殆尽了
6.An atmospheric movement; a breeze or wind.
    微风：大气的流动；一阵微风或风
7.Aircraft:
    飞机，航空器：
    send troops to Europe by air.
    空运部队到欧洲
8.Public utterance; vent:
    公开表示；透露：
    gave air to their grievances.
    公开表示不满
9.The electronic broadcast media:
    广播：无线电传播媒界：
  “often ridiculed . . . extremist groups on air”(&b{Christian Science Monitor})
    “在广播里经常嘲笑…极端主义团体”(基督教科学箴言报)
10.A peculiar or characteristic impression; an aura.
    气氛，外观：独特或特有的印象；气氛
11.Personal bearing, appearance, or manner; mien.
    气质，风度：个人的举止、外表或行为方式；态度
12.airs An affected, often haughty pose; affectation.See Synonyms ataffectation
    airs 装腔作势：做作的且常是傲慢的姿态；虚假参见affectation
13.Music A melody or tune, especially:
  【音乐】 曲调，旋律：曲调或旋律，尤其指
14.The soprano or treble part in a harmonized composition.
    女高音部，高音部：和声作品中的女高音部或高音部
15.A solo with or without accompaniment.
    独唱，独奏：伴奏或无伴奏的独唱或独奏
16.Air conditioning.
    空调
17.Archaic Breath.
  【古语】 呼吸
n.attributive.（定语名词）
    Often used to modify another noun:
    空气，航空：常用来修饰另一个名词：
    air movements; air safety.
    空气流动；航空安全
v.（动词）  aired,air.ing,airs
v.tr.（及物动词）
1.To expose so that air can dry, cool, or freshen; ventilate.
    使风干：暴露在空气中使干燥、凉爽或新鲜；通风
2.To give vent to publicly:
    公开透露：
    airing my pet peeves.See Synonyms at &b{vent} &+{1}
    透露我的怨恨参见vent¹
3.To broadcast on television or radio:
    播送：在电视或无线电里播送：
  “The ad was submitted to CBS . . . which accepted and aired it”(&b{New York})
    “委托CBS的广告播送了”(纽约)
v.intr.（不及物动词）
    To be broadcast on television or radio:
    广播：在电视或收音机里广播：
  “tidbits that will air on tonight's 6 o'clock news”(&b{Terry Ann Knopf})
    “趣闻将要在今晚6点的新闻节目中播出”(特里·安·克诺夫)
IDIOMS
▪in the air: Abroad; prevalent:
    广泛的；流行的：
    Excitement was in the air.
    到处充满了兴奋之情
▪up in the air: Not yet decided; uncertain.
    未决定；未确定
ORIGIN
1.Partly from Middle Englishair [gas, atmosphere]  from Old French  from Latin³¶r  from Greeka¶r * see  wer-¹
    部分源自 中古英语air [气体，大气]  源自 古法语  源自 拉丁语³¶r  源自 希腊语a¶r *参见 wer-¹
2.and partly from Frenchair [nature, quality, place of origin]  from Latinager [place, field] * see  agriculture  Latin³rea [open space, threshing floor] * see  area
    并且部分源自 法语air [品性，品质，产地]  源自 拉丁语ager [场所，田地] *参见agriculture 拉丁语³rea [开放的空间，打谷场] *参见area
3.N., sense 9, from Frenchair [tune]
    名词释义9，源自 法语air [曲调]
4.from Italianaria * see  aria
    源自 意大利语aria *参见aria