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Start with the invisible stuff all around you that you breathe. Air is everywhere yet you can't grab it — and that double quality drives almost every use: it is the gas you breathe; the open space above the ground where birds and planes go; and, because it surrounds and floats, the intangible 'feeling' that hangs around a person or place, or an idea that 'floats' undecided, or words/programmes sent floating out over the .

先從你呼吸的、四周看不見的東西開始。空氣無所不在，你卻抓不住它——這個「到處都是、又摸不著」的雙重特質，幾乎帶動了它…更多收起先從你呼吸的、四周看不見的東西開始。空氣無所不在，你卻抓不住它——這個「到處都是、又摸不著」的雙重特質，幾乎帶動了它所有的用法：它是你呼吸的氣體；是地面之上、鳥和飛機穿行的開闊空間；也因為它包圍著、又輕飄飄的，而引申為一個人或一處地方周身瀰漫的「氣息感覺」、懸在半空尚未定案的念頭、以及被「放出去」在空中傳送的話語或節目。

原始詞典資料29 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

AIRname

  • 1

    rail-transportrailwaystransportThe station code of Airport in Hong Kong.

airnoun詞源 1/ˈɛə̯/

  • 1

    The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    • This drill runs on compressed air.
    • As you ascend, the air gets thinner.
  • 2

    The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    • I'm going outside to get some air.
    • Open the window and let some air into the room.
  • 3

    historicalalchemyhuman-sciencesphilosophyThe substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

  • 4

    The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    • The air was tense as the judge rose to deliver his verdict.
  • 5

    historicalmedicinesciencesThe substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    • Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
    • There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
  • 6

    The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.

    • The flock of birds took to the air.
  • 7

    The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.

    • The air on Mars is very thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide.
  • 8

    A breeze; a gentle wind.

另外 10 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A feeling or sense.

    • I strode into the room with an important air.
    • to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
  • 10

    A feeling or sense.

    • "He is very plain, undoubtedly—remarkably plain:—but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
  • 11

    A feeling or sense.

    • putting on airs
    • He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
  • 12

    entertainmentlifestylemusicA melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.

    • "If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman[…]"
    • The lad, his son, had obtained a Jew's-harp, and learned to play upon it the profane airs of "Yankee Doodle," "Hail Columbia," "St. Patrick's Day," and "Auld Lang Syne."
  • 13

    informalNothing; absence of anything.

  • 14

    An air conditioning system.

    • Could you turn on the air?
    • Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
  • 15

    obsoleteAny specific gas.

  • 16

    hobbieslifestyleskateboardingThe state of being briefly airborne during a jump.

  • 17

    A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.

    • Ernst gave a list of political activists who had been denied access to the air by private broadcasters, and pointed out that "Secretary Hoover's signature in New York sells for $150,000 to $200,000," thus limiting access to the air on the part of labor unions and other underrepresented groups.
    • Coming to you live once a month, or whenever I feel like broadcasting a little pirate air.
  • 18

    Publicity.

airverb詞源 1/ˈɛə̯/

  • 1

    To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

    • I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.
  • 2

    To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.

    • It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
  • 3

    To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).

    • Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.
    • John Mayer has apologised for using a racist epithet in a recent interview with Playboy magazine, after a number of prominent black musicians aired their disapproval.
  • 4

    To broadcast (a television show etc.).

    • The BBC decided not to air the controversial episode.
  • 5

    To be broadcast.

    • This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
  • 6

    slangTo ignore (a person).

    • Why is this girl airing me?

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。