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aerogram,  aerogramme,  air letter,  airletter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (thin stationary for use in airmail) | 航空信件  háng kōng xìn jiàn | 
AF,  A.F. nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  initialism (military: air force) | 空军  kōng jūn | 
| air ambulance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (aircraft for medical emergencies) | 空中救护车  kōng zhōng jiù hù chē | 
|   | Helicopters were used as air ambulances during the Vietnam War. | 
| air attack nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (bombing or strafing by plane) | 空袭  kōng xí | 
|   | As the Second World War neared its end, many German cities faced Allied air attacks. | 
| air brake nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (machinery: pneumatic brake) | 空气制动器  kōng qì zhì dòng qì | 
|   |   | 气闸  qì zhá | 
| air bubble nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pocket of air in a liquid) | 气泡  qì pào | 
|   | That little pump creates hundreds of air bubbles in the aquarium. | 
| air cargo nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (plane freight) | 航空货物  háng kōng huò wù | 
|   | That airline charges $5.00 a pound for air cargo. | 
air conditioner,  air-conditioner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: cools the air) | 空调设备  kōng tiáo shè bèi | 
|   | The air conditioner was broken, so I turned on the fan. | 
| air conditioning nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (system: cools the air) | 空调  kōng tiáo  | 
|   | I only turn on the air conditioning on the hottest days. | 
| air-conditioning n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (system: for cooling air) | 空调的 
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|   | The air-conditioning unit has broken down. | 
| air conditioning unit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: cools the air) | 空调装置  kōng tiáo zhuāng zhì | 
|   | The repairman will arrive between 1-4pm today to fix your air conditioning unit. | 
| air cushion nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (inflatable packaging, padding) | 气垫  qì diàn | 
| air duct nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (building: air passage) (建筑) | 风道,风管 
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|   | In films, you often see people escape buildings through the air ducts. | 
| air filter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: removes dust from air) | 空气过滤器  kōng qì guò lǜ qì | 
|   | It's important to clean the air filter regularly to keep your motorbike functioning properly. | 
| air flow nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (current, movement of air) | 气流  qì liú | 
|   | The air flow of this oxygen concentrator is 3 liters a minute. | 
| air force nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (military: aviation unit) | 空军  kōng jūn | 
|   | Ian joined the air force as soon as he was old enough. | 
| Air Force nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (US military branch) | 美国空军 
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| air freight nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (transport of goods by plane) | 空中货运,空运 
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|   |   | 空运的货物  kōng yùn de huò wù | 
|   |   | 空运费  kōng yùn fèi | 
|   | The company sent the items by air freight. | 
| air freshener nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (product that combats odours) | 空气清新剂  kōng qì qīng xīn jì | 
|   | I sprayed the room with air freshener to cover the dog's smell. | 
| air guitar nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (imaginary rock-guitar playing) (假装弹无实物吉他) | 空气吉他 
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| air gun nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pellet rifle) | 气枪  qì qiāng | 
|   |   | 喷枪  pēn qiāng | 
| air hammer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (tool: pneumatic hammer) | 气锤  qì chuí | 
|   | The construction crew had to use an air hammer to break up the concrete walkway. | 
| air hockey nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (table game played with a puck) | 空气曲棍球 
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| air hockey table nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (surface for playing air hockey) | 空气曲棍球桌 
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| air horn nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (loud pneumatic horn) | 气喇叭  qì lǎ bā | 
|   |   | 空气扬声器  kōng qì yáng shēng qì | 
|   | When there is fog, ships sound their air horns to gauge their positions. | 
| air hostess nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  dated (female airline steward) (飞机) | 女乘务员,空姐 
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|   | The air hostess served drinks to the passengers on the flight.  The more current term for air hostess is flight attendant. | 
| air intake nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (ventilation aperture) | 进气口  jìn qì kǒu | 
|   |   | 进气孔  jìn qì kǒng | 
|   | The air intake filter is dirty and needs to be replaced. | 
| air intake nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (carburettor opening) | 进气道  jìn qì dào | 
|   | The air intake valve on that engine seems to be clogged. | 
| air leak nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (escape of air) | 漏气  lòu qì | 
|   | Better check the pressure in that tire.  I think it has a slow air leak. | 
| air lock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (airtight chamber) | 密封舱  mì fēng cāng | 
|   | On submarines and space shuttles there are air locks so that the air in them stays inside when someone goes out. | 
| air mail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (postal service by plane) | 航空邮政  háng kōng yóu zhèng | 
| air mail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (post sent by plane) | 航空信  háng kōng xìn | 
| Air Marshal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (officer in Royal Air Force) | 空军中将  kōng jūn zhōng jiàng  | 
|   | Johnson holds the rank of Air Marshal. | 
| air marshal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (aircraft security agent) (英国) | 空军中将  kōng jūn zhōng jiàng  | 
|   | Only a small number of flights have an air marshal on board. | 
| air mattress nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (inflatable mattress: for sleeping) | 充气床垫  chōng qì chuáng diàn | 
|   | You'll need an air mattress when we go camping in the mountains.  We pump up an air mattress for our house guests as we don't have a spare bed. | 
| air mattress nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (air bed, lilo: for swimming pool) (泳池用) | 充气垫,气垫 
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|   | I love floating on an air mattress. | 
| air out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (aerate, expose to air) | 使暴露于空气中  shǐ bào lù yú kōng qì zhōng | 
|   | When spring comes, we air out all the heavy winter blankets. | 
| air pocket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (aeronautics: current of air) (使飞机突然下降的低气压区) | 气阱 
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|   | When the plane hit an air pocket, the turbulence knocked the flight attendants off their feet. | 
| air pocket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (air trapped in liquid) (沉船时空气聚集的地方) | 气穴,气窝 
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|   | She survived in an air pocket under the capsized boat. | 
| air pollution nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (contamination of the atmosphere) | 空气污染  kōng qì wū rǎn | 
|   | Toxic emissions from factories have increased air pollution. | 
| air pressure nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (atmospheric force) | 气压  qì yā  | 
|   |   | 大气压力  dà qì yā lì | 
|   | Masses of high and low air pressure create the weather on Earth. | 
| air pressure nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (degree of atmospheric force) (空气压力的衡量单位) | 气压  qì yā  | 
|   | The current temperature is -1, and the air pressure is 1016 millibars. | 
| air pump nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: inflates tyres) | 打气筒  dǎ qì tǒng | 
|   |   | 气泵  qì bèng | 
|   | To inflate our car tires, we use the air pump at the gas station instead of the bicycle pump at home. | 
| air pump nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: compresses air) | 空气压缩泵  kōng qì yā suō bèng | 
|   |   | 空气压缩机  kōng qì yā suō jī | 
| air rage nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  informal (outburst by plane passenger) | 空中闹事 
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| air raid nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (bombing by plane) | 空袭  kōng xí | 
| air rifle nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pneumatic gun) | 气步枪  qì bù qiāng | 
|   | You could shoot your eye out with that air rifle if you're not careful. | 
| air strike nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (military: aerial attack) | 空中打击  kōng zhōng dǎ jī | 
|   |   | 空袭  kōng xí | 
|   | The military conducted an air strike on the enemy base. | 
| air strike nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (airline work stoppage) | 空乘人员罢工  kōng chéng rén yuán bà gōng | 
| air taxi nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (small for-hire aircraft) | 小型客机  xiǎo xíng kè jī | 
|   |   | 空中出租车  kōng zhōng chū zū chē | 
|   |   | 出租飞机  chū zū fēi jī | 
|   | There is regular air taxi service across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Vancouver and Victoria. | 
| air traffic nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (aircraft when flying) | 空中交通  kōng zhōng jiāo tōng | 
|   | Air traffic depends on airport controllers who know how to read radar information. | 
| air traffic control nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (directing and monitoring aircraft) | 空中交通管制  kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì | 
|   | Air traffic control is one of the most stressful occupations. | 
| air transport nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (shipping, travel by aircraft) | 空运  kōng yùn | 
|   | The goods were packed and shipped today for air transport to Taipei. | 
| air transport nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (aircraft used for this) | 运输机  yùn shū jī | 
| air travel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  uncountable (plane journeys) | 航空旅行  háng kōng lǚ xíng  | 
|   | Air travel is no longer the journey of wonderment it was fifty years ago. | 
| air valve nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (device: controls air flow) | 气阀  qì fá | 
| air vent nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (outlet for air) | 通气孔,通风口 
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|   | The hospital discovered that the virus was being carried through the air vents. | 
| air-condition [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (cool) | 用空调给…降温 
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|   | I wish they would air-condition this hot room. | 
| air-conditioned adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (with air-cooling system) | 装有空调的  zhuāng yǒu kòng tiáo de  | 
|   |   | 用空调调节的  yòng kōng tiáo tiáo jié de  | 
|   | The hotel said that for a few more dollars we could have an air-conditioned room. | 
| air-cooled adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (engine: cooled by circulating air) | 空气制冷的  kōng qì zhì lěng de | 
|   |   | 气冷式的  qì lěng shì de | 
|   | Most motorcycles have air-cooled engines.  Volkswagen was one of the first cars with an air-cooled engine. | 
| air-dried adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (dried by exposure to air) | 风干的  fēng gān de | 
| air-drying adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (dries by exposure to air) | 正在风干的  zhèng zài fēng gān de | 
| air-raid shelter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (shelter against bomb attacks) | 防空洞  fáng kōng dòng | 
|   |   | 防空壕  fáng kōng háo | 
|   | During the Cold War, many American's built air-raid shelters in their backyards. | 
| air-sea rescue nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (emergency service at sea) | 海空救援  hǎi kōng jiù yuán | 
| air-to-air adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (weapon: between aircraft) | 空对空的  kōng duì kōng de | 
| air-to-ground adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (weapon: fired by aircraft at land) | 空对地的  kōng duì dì de | 
| air-to-surface adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (weapon: aircraft to land, sea) (此处地既包括陆地,也包括海面。) | 空对地的  kōng duì dì de | 
| air-traffic controller nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (person: directs aircraft) | 空中交通管制员  kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì yuán  | 
|   | The air-traffic controller directed the plane to a runway. | 
airbag,  air bag nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (self-inflating safety device) | 安全气囊  ān quán qì náng | 
|   | In the event of a crash, an airbag can save you from a serious head or chest injury. | 
air base,  airbase nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (military aircraft station) | 空军基地  kōng jūn jī dì | 
airbed,  air bed,  air-bed nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (lilo, inflatable mattress) | 充气床垫  chōng qì chuáng diàn | 
airlock,  air lock,  air-lock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pressurized chamber for divers) (也可写作air lock) | 气闸,气锁 
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airtight,  air-tight adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (completely sealed) | 密封的  mì fēng de  | 
|   |   | 密闭的  mì bì de | 
|   |   | 不透气的  bú tòu qì de | 
airway,  air lane nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (plane route) | 空中航线  kōng zhōng háng xiàn | 
|   |   | 航空路线  háng kōng lù xiàn | 
| balloon nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (hot-air balloon) | 热气球  rè qì qiú | 
|   | The county fair is offering rides in balloons this year. | 
|   | 乡村集市今年有热气球可以坐。 | 
| breath of air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  literal (inhalation) (本义) | 吸入的空气  xī rù de kōng qì | 
|   | The paramedics administered oxygen because Sara was fighting for every breath of air. | 
| breath of fresh air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (a new idea) (比喻) | 令人耳目一新的创意,使人耳目一新的东西 
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|   | The new manager was like a breath of fresh air in a stale workplace. | 
| by air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (via aeroplane) | 通过航空途径 
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|   | Did you send the package by air? | 
| by air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (through the atmosphere) | 穿过大气 
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| clear the air v |  figurative (resolve tensions) (比喻) | 缓解紧张气氛  huǎn jiě jǐn zhāng qì fēn | 
|   | After our dreadful argument the day before, he telephoned me to apologise and to clear the air, after which I felt much happier. | 
| clear the air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (remove pollutants) (本义) | 清洁空气  qīng jié kōng qì | 
|   | The machine is designed to clear the air of dust and pollen. | 
| come up for air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (rise to water's surface) | 浮上水面吸口气 
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|   | He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. | 
| come up for air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  figurative (take a break) | 休息片刻 
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|   | We worked straight through for 24 hours without even a break to come up for air. | 
| compressed air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pressurized air) | 压缩空气  yā suō kōng qì | 
| expose [sth] to the air v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (leave uncovered) | 使…暴露于空气中 
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| fresh air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (clean, outdoor air) (室外的) | 新鲜空气,清新的空气 
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| hot air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  literal (air that has been heated) | 热空气  rè kōng qì | 
|   | The hot air from the ovens made the kitchen very warm. | 
| hot air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (empty boasting) | 大话  dà huà | 
|   |   | 空话  kōng huà | 
|   | You shouldn't take his stories too seriously - most of what he says is just hot air. | 
hot-air balloon,  hot air balloon nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (passenger balloon) | 热气球  rè qì qiú | 
|   | Have you ever been for a ride in a hot-air balloon? | 
| in the air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  literal (flying, in flight) (本义) | 在空中地,飞翔地 
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|   | When I last flew from New York to London we were only in the air for five hours. | 
| in the air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  figurative (having a visible effect) (比喻) | 能感受到地,明显地 
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|   | Spring is here and love is in the air. | 
|   | 春天来了,到处都洋溢着爱的气息。 | 
| in the open air exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." |  (outdoors) | 在户外  zài hù wài | 
|   |   | 在露天  zài lù tiān | 
|   | Food always tastes better when eaten in the open air. | 
| movement of air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (air current) | 空气流动  kōng qì liú dòng | 
|   | I need to go out into the garden as there is no movement of air inside this house. | 
| naval air station nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (military airbase for the navy) | 海军航空站  hǎi jūn háng kōng zhàn | 
|   | There are two F/A-18 Fighter Squadrons located at the Naval Air Station. | 
| off the air adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not broadcasting) (节目) | 已经停播的,已停止放送的 
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|   | I loved that show, but unfortunately it's been off the air for years and I can't watch it anymore. | 
off the air,  off air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (no longer broadcast) | 停播 
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|   |   | 停止放送 
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|   | Our local radio station goes off the air at midnight, and then there are no more programs to listen to. | 
on the air,  on air advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (being broadcast) | 正在广播  zhèng zài guǎng bō | 
|   | Ssh!  We're on the air, and the whole world can hear you cough. | 
open air,  open-air nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (outdoors) | 室外  shì wài | 
|   |   | 户外  hù wài | 
|   |   | 户外  hù wài | 
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 | 
|   | I love swimming in an open-air pool. | 
| open-air n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (pool, market: outdoor) | 露天的  lù tiān de | 
|   |   | 户外的  hù wài de  | 
|   | I love swimming in an open-air pool. | 
open-air theater (US),  open-air theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (outdoor auditorium) | 露天剧场  lù tiān jù chǎng | 
|   | They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. |