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air /eə(r)/► SEE ALLfloat/walk on airin the air(up) in the airon/off the aira breath of fresh air(build) castles in the airclear the air(as) free as (the) air/as a birdhot air(as) light as air/a featherwith your nose in the airin the open airpluck sth out of the airappear, etc. out of thin airdisappear, etc. into thin air
●float/walk on ˈair (informal) be very happy about sth 欢天喜地；喜气洋洋；得意洋洋◆When I passed my driving test, I was walking on air for days.
通过了驾照考试以后，我飘飘然高兴了好几天。●in the ˈair (of an idea, a feeling, a piece of information, etc. 主意、感情、消息等) felt by a number of people to exist or to be happening 在流传中；即将发生◆Spring is in the air.
春意盎然。◆There was a strong feeling of excitement in the air.
气氛热情高涨。●(up) in the ˈair (of plans, etc. 计划等) uncertain; not yet decided 未确定；悬而未决◆Our plans for the summer are still very much up in the air.
我们的暑期计划还没确定。◆At the end of the meeting, the matter was left in the air.
到会议结束的时候，这个问题仍悬而未决。●ˌon/ˌoff the ˈair(being) broadcast/not (being) broadcast on radio or television 正在 / 停止播送（广播、电视）◆‘Going Live’ will go off the air for the summer, returning for a new series in the autumn.
“实况直播”节目夏季将停播，秋季回归播出新的一季。●a breath of fresh ˈaira person or thing that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting 令人耳目一新的人（或事物）◆Having these young people living with us is like a breath of fresh air after years on our own.我们多年来都是自己住，现在和这些年轻人一起生活，好像焕发了生气。●(build) ˌcastles in the ˈair(have) plans, hopes, etc. which are unlikely to become reality （建）空中楼阁；幻想；（做）白日梦◆They talked about moving to Australia, but they knew they were really only building castles in the air.他们说要迁往澳大利亚，不过他们心里清楚这只不过是做做白日梦罢了。●clear the ˈairremove the causes of disagreement, fear, doubts, etc. by talking about them honestly and openly （通过开诚布公的谈话）消除误解，缓解紧张状态，改善气氛◆Mary had been bad-tempered with me for days, so in an attempt to clear the air, I asked her what the matter was.几天来玛丽总对我发火，为了消除隔阂，我问她发生了什么事。●(as) free as (the) ˈair/as a ˈbirdcompletely free 完全自由；像空气（或小鸟）一样无拘无束◆You can’t imagine what it’s like to feel as free as the air. Nobody who hasn’t been in prison can imagine it.你想象不出如行云般自由的感觉是啥样，任何没进过监狱的人都想象不出来。●hot ˈair (informal) impressive but worthless or empty promises 空话；夸夸其谈◆Don’t believe anything she says. It’s all hot air.不要相信她说的话，全都是夸夸其谈。●(as) light as ˈair/a ˈfeatherweighing very little; very light 像空气／羽毛一样轻；很轻◆I love this jacket — it’s really warm but it’s as light as a feather.我喜欢这件夹克，因为它又暖又轻。◆Her sponge cakes are as light as air.她做的海绵蛋糕很轻。 OPP weigh (half) a ton ●with your ˈnose in the air (informal, disapproving) in a way that is unfriendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people 目中无人；傲慢；看不起人◆I hate the way she walks round with her nose in the air. She thinks she’s better than us just because her family is rich.我讨厌她走起路来目中无人的样子，不就是家里有钱吗，她就自以为了不起了。◆He sat with his nose in the air and never bothered to speak to anybody.他神情倨傲地坐在那里，对谁都不理不睬。●in the open ˈairoutside; not indoors 户外；露天◆In summer I think it’s nice to eat in the open air.我觉得夏天在户外吃饭很舒服。▸ ˌopen-ˈair adjective ◆an open-air swimming pool露天游泳池●pluck sth out of the ˈairsay a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question （尤指回答问题时）脱口而出；不加思索地回答◆I just plucked a figure out of the air and said: ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?’我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看 1 000 英镑合适吗？”●appear, etc. out of thin ˈairappear, etc. suddenly from nowhere or nothing 突然凭空出现◆The car seemed to appear out of thin air. I didn’t have time to brake.那辆车不知打哪儿冒出来的，我没来得及剎车。◆She seems to conjure wonderful costumes out of thin air.她好像凭空变出了漂亮的戏服。●disappear, etc. into thin ˈairdisappear, etc. suddenly and in a mysterious way 突然消失；神秘失踪◆The money vanished into thin air. Nobody knows what happened to it.钱不翼而飞，谁也不知道是怎么回事。 |