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新概念英语核心词全解air惯用法16个Air这个词是英语中最热的词汇之一，它出现在新概念英语第一册第8课，是以合成词的形式出现的:air hostess 空中小姐1. air 飞机 [U] travel in an aircraft乘坐飞机；航空1. I dont travel much by air. 我不常坐飞机2. an air crash/disaster飞机失事／空难3. air travel乘飞机旅行4. by air乘飞机2.air 空气 [不可数名词U] the mixture of gases which surrounds the Earth and which we breathe1. I went outside to get some fresh air. 我到室外呼吸一下新鲜空气2. You should put some air in your tyres - they look flat to me.你该给这些轮胎打气了——它们看上去都瘪了3. the air空中，天空 [只用单数S]the space above the ground, especially high above the ground1. The air was filled with the scent of roses. 空气中弥漫着玫瑰的芳香。

2. Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air. 扔掉枪，举起手来3. The police fired into the air to clear the demonstrators from the streets. 警察对天鸣枪以驱散街上的示威者4. air 神态，样子；风度，态度，MANNER态度 [只用单数S] manner or appearanceShe has an air of confidence about her. 她一副自信的样子5. air , airs 广播 BROADCAST，be on/off (the) air正在／停止播出.If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television①The radio stationis on airfrom 6.00 a.m. 广播电台早晨6点开始播音②As soon as the war started, any broadcasts with a military theme were takenoff the air. 战争一爆发，所有有关军事主题的节目都停止播出了。

7. air , airs 曲调，旋律 [可数名词C] a simple tune8. air惯用法idioms⑴ airs and graces装腔作势，摆架子；矫揉造作false ways of behaving that are intended to make other people feel that you are important and belong to a high social class①He was always putting on airs and graces. 他总是装腔作势，故作姿态②Shes got no reason to give herself airs and graces. 她没有理由摆架子③Were poor and we never put on airs. 我们贫穷但从不装腔作势⑵ be walking/floating on air欢天喜地；得意洋洋 to be very happy and excited because something very pleasant has happened to youEver since she met Mark, shes been walking on air.自打遇到马克那天起，她每天都是喜气洋洋的。

⑶ in the air 即将发生；可被感觉到；被人们意识到 If something is in the air, you feel that it is happening or about to happenLove/Change/Spring is in the air. 爱意萌动／变革在即／春意盎然⑷ up in the air悬而未决If a matter is up in the air, it is uncertain, often because other matters have to be decided first①The whole future of the project is still up in the air. 这个项目前途未卜②The spokesman told reporters today that the presidents trip to Moscow is up in the air.今天发言人告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定5) full of hot air, hot air 作为一个习惯用语，它的意思就是废话连篇，或吹牛。

Dont worry about what some US high political officials say. They just likes to scare people. It makes them feel important, but they are just full of hot air. 别把美国政客的话放在心上他们就是喜欢吓唬人，这样会让他们觉得自己很重要，其实他是空话连篇6) thin air我们要学的第一个习惯用语是由thin air发展而来的如，pull something out of thin air按照字面意思就是从稀薄的空气里抽取什么东西要从稀薄的空气里抽取东西显然是困难异常Unless the boss can pull something out of thin air and borrow a lot of money by Friday, well have to go into bankruptcy(倒闭，破产) and Ill have to look for other work.除非老板神通广大能在星期五之前筹措到大笔钱款摆脱困境，否则我们就只得陷入破产的境地，而我也必须另找工作了。

7)pull something out of thin air要解决问题脱离困境就得克服困难地想方设法①Han Han is one of the best TV script writers. Shell take an absolutely hopelesss cript by somebody else, pull some new ideas out of thin air, and end up with a first-class show.寒寒是一个创作电视剧的天才作家，他的创造力丰富，一无是处的底稿经过他的神来之笔略加修改，就能拍成一鸣惊人的好戏8) come up for air这个习惯用语是忙得焦头烂额；喘口气、调节一下精神①Ive spent the whole day on my business. I still have more to do, but I simply have to come up for air. Lets go out for dinner so I can forget about my work for a little while.我整整一天都在埋头做事，我还有不少没完成，但是我可真得喘口气歇一下了。

我们出去吃顿饭吧，这样我至少可以暂时把我繁忙的事务儿丢在脑后②My classmate can sit and study for three or four hours without coming up for air. Not me! 我的同学们能马不停蹄地一口气学习三四个小时，我可不行9) beat the air白费力气；徒劳to continue to make futile attempts; to fight to no purpose. 哈哈，打空气肯定是徒劳无益的啦① He is as stubborn as a mule. All those who have tried to persuade him have only been beating the air.他固执得 很，所有试图劝说他的人都在白费口舌②You are like Don Quixote in your actions. All you are doing is to beat the air. Try to be practical.你的 举动活像唐吉诃德你所做的一切都是白费力气还 是实际一点吧。

③I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air. 我不 会漫无边际地乱跑，也不会毫无目标地打拳10) To walk on air形容一个人非常高兴，走起路来轻飘飘①Li Xing has been walking on air ever since she got the official letter that shes been accepted as a graduate student at the University of Beijing. You know, she never thought she had a chance. 李星收到北京大学正式通知书，说她被录取为研究生以后，她真是轻飘飘的，好像腾云驾雾一样你知道吗，她从来没有想到她会被录取②As soon as I know Im in the team its like Im walking on air. 一得知我加入了这个队，我高兴得像飞上了天③When I got the news I was being promoted to be Director of Marketing, I felt like walking on air. 在我得到被提升为市场部经理的消息后，我真是感到飘飘然，走起路来好像腾云驾雾一样。

11) A breath of fresh air: 带来新气象的人Michelle is so lovely and lively that she is a breath of fresh air for the whole family.米歇尔……给全家带来了生机12) gives... airs and graces让......变得趾高气扬The old slogan of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces. 顾客总是对的这种宣传标语让他们变得趾高气扬13) air ones dirty linen in public曝光某人的丑事提示：linen桌布、床单、被罩、枕套等家庭日用品) 这个习惯用语中的“in public”很好理解，就是“公开”或“当众”dirty linen”了，“linen”是“亚麻布”，那“d。