n.空气;天空;空中;感觉;神态;曲调;装腔作势
v.晾干;使通风;广播
"A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not. "甜蜜的性情"是个比喻的说法,而"甜咖啡"则不是。
The fresh air in the morning made him feel glad. 早晨的新鲜空气使他觉得愉快。
There is a bird flying through the air. 一只小鸟从天空飞过。
There was an air of excitement at the meeting. 开会时气氛显得有些兴奋。
There is an air of abstraction in her face. 她脸上带着一种心不在焉的神态。
He played a delightful air on his flute. 他用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲调。
You will lose friends if you put on airs. 你如果装腔作势,就会失去朋友。
用作动词 (v.)You should air the clothes to get the damp out. 你应该把衣服晾一下去去潮气。
The doctor recommended him to air the room. 医生建议他打扫房间。
We need to air out the smoke-filled rooms. 我们得把满是烟味的房间通通风。
指“空气”时,air前通常不加the,只在the air we breathe等表达中才用the。特指“空中”时,air前加the, 而by air不用the。 We can now travel by air.句中的by若改成through,则该加the。
take air指“传开”,take the air指“到户外”,take to the air指“开始飞行”,in the air指“在空中”,而in the open air指“户外,露天”。 Many birds are flying in the air.I am going out for a walk in the open air.
air指“天空”时,要注意与sky的区别,像句子The moon is in the air就是错误的,air应该替换成sky;
on the air和over the air是固定搭配词组,指“无线电广播”。 She is on/over the air.她正在广播。
n.(名词)air的基本意思是“空气,空中,天空”,引申可表示“飞行,散步”等。air作物质名词泛指“空气”时,不可数,不用冠词; 指某种具体的“气”或“天空”时用冠词。
air也可作“曲调,歌曲,旋律”“播送”“风度,神态”“姿态,架子”解,是可数名词,用冠词。
air也可借喻作“徒劳”或“流传,传开”解,不用冠词。
airs可表示“架子”“做作的姿态”,不用冠词。
v.(动词)air用作动词的基本意思是“晾,晒,吹”,指在通风暖和处晾〔晒,吹〕衣服、被子等。引申可作“炫耀; 诉说”解,指炫耀〔诉说〕自己的想法或苦衷。
air可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
air后接副词out表示“通通风,透透空气,晾一晾”。