6N-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. 矫揉造作;装腔作势;做作 [informal, disapproval]
We're poor and we never put on airs.
我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。
7VERB (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. (通过电视或无线电)播送,播放 [mainly US]
Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'. [VERB noun]
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。
10VERB 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. 烘干(衣物、被褥)
When the shirts were clean, I ironed them myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room. [VERB noun]
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。
11PHRASE 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. 消除分歧;解决问题
...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
12PHRASE 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. 大模大样;摆架子;装腔作势 [disapproval]
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。
13PHRASE 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. 可感觉到;可被意识到
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。
14PHRASE 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. 播送(广播、电视节目);(广播、电视节目)播放/停止播放
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。
15PHRASE (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. (消失得)无影无踪/突然神秘地(出现)
'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。
16PHRASE 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. 悬而未决;未决定
He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.