Air

(noun.) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; 'an air of mystery'; 'the house had a neglected air'; 'an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters'; 'the place had an aura of romance'.

(noun.) medium for radio and television broadcasting; 'the program was on the air from 9 til midnight'; 'the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people'.

(noun.) the region above the ground; 'her hand stopped in mid air'; 'he threw the ball into the air'.

(noun.) a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; 'air pollution'; 'a smell of chemicals in the air'; 'open a window and let in some air'; 'I need some fresh air'.

(noun.) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).

(verb.) expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; 'Air linen'.

(verb.) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; 'We cannot air this X-rated song'.

(verb.) be broadcast; 'This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.'.

校对:凯特

• As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Yes, we went out to get a little air. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Hopkins's brow was clouded, and he sat down with an air of deep dejection. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The pines are not tall or luxuriant, but they are sombre, and add an air of severity to the scene. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• But Gerald could feel a strange hostility to himself, in the air. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It slid from its balance, owing to the change in its course against the currents of air. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The instruments show a rapidly decreasing air pressure on all parts of Barsoom--the engine has stopped. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• A room at an inn was always damp and dangerous; never properly aired, or fit to be inhabited. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• He accoutred me with other necessaries, all new, which I aired for twenty-four hours before I would use them. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• She had _aired_ them indeed, but it was out upon the _hedge_. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• She talks such nonsense about its being necessary for the day to be aired, before I come out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Everything you have had, has been well aired, sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• You may be pretty sure its kep aired, and by the best of company, too. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Thy sleeping robe, this morning, should have been shaken and aired and hung somewhere in the sun. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I'll teach her, with all her airs, that she's no better than the raggedest black wench that walks the streets! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• HE won't be troubling me this morning, Jos thought, with his dandified airs and his impudence. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Lady Crackenbury read the paragraph in bitterness of spirit and discoursed to her followers about the airs which that woman was giving herself. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Besides, it's not as if I was an accomplished girl who had any right to give herself airs, said Caddy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• When you come across one of these, she naturally puts on airs. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• All these airs in a land where they would as soon expect to leave the soup out of the bill of fare as the wine! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He was rather a favourite with the regiment, treating the young officers with sumptuosity, and amusing them by his military airs. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The unsuspecting Sloppy was at that moment airing his many buttons within view of the window. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The odor is not unpleasant, and is quickly removed by airing the room. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• One afternoon the Sympson family were gone out to take a carriage airing. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Introduced same, cautiously, in course of airing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• An airing would do me a great deal of good, I am sure. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• In the course of twenty minutes she appeared from round the corner, and advanced as if merely taking an airing. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• We see little girls and boys go out in gondolas with their nurses, for an airing. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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