| 单词 | air |
| 释义 | air (eəʳ ) Word forms: airs , airing , aired 1. uncountable noun A2 Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe. Draughts help to circulate air. Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air. ...water and air pollutants. Synonyms: wind, blast, breath, breeze 2. singular noun B2 The air is the space around things or above the ground. Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air. Smoke seemed to hang in the air. Synonyms: atmosphere, sky, heavens, aerosphere 3. uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun, by N] A2 Air is used to refer to travel in aircraft. Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year. Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air. 4. countable noun [usually with supplement] An air is a simple tune which can be easily recognized and remembered. [old-fashioned] 5. singular noun If you say that someone or something has a particular air, you mean that they give this general impression. Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement. [+ of] The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air. Synonyms: manner, feeling, effect, style 6. plural noun 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. [informal, disapproval] We're poor and we never put on airs. 7. verb If a broadcasting company airs a television or radio programme, they show it on television or broadcast it on the radio. [mainly US] Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'. [VERB noun] Synonyms: broadcast, show, cable, beam airing singular noun ...the airing of offensive material. [+ of] 8. verb If you air your opinions, you make them known to people. They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences. [VERB noun] The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: publicize, tell, reveal, exhibit airing singular noun [a NOUN] While we're able to broach the subject of sex, money rarely gets an airing. Synonyms: exposure, display, expression, publicity 9. verb If you air a room or building, you let fresh air into it. One day a week her mother systematically cleaned and aired each room. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ventilate, expose, freshen, aerate airing singular noun [a NOUN] Open all the windows of the bedroom and give it a good airing. Synonyms: ventilation, drying, freshening, aeration 10. verb If you air clothing or bedding, you put it somewhere warm to make sure that it is completely dry. I ironed the shirts myself, aired them and placed them in drawers in his room. [VERB noun] 11. to clear the air phrase If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be. ...an inquiry just to clear the air and settle the facts of the case. 12. airs and graces phrase 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. [disapproval] The old cliché of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces. 13. in the air phrase If something is in the air it is felt to be present, but it is not talked about. There was great excitement in the air. She walked away and left the question hanging in the air. 14. on the air phrase 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. She is going on the air as presenter of a new show. Rockwell hopes the program can be on the air within a year. This message did not reach me until after the programme went off the air. 15. into thin air/out of thin air phrase 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. 'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'. He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming. 16. up in the air phrase 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. With his contract expiring during the summer, the defender's future is up in the air. Synonyms: uncertain, vague, unclear, doubtful 17. to be walking on air phrase If you say that you are walking on air or floating on air, you mean that you feel extremely happy about something. As soon as I know I'm in the team it's like I'm walking on air. Quotations: Fresh air keeps the doctor poor Idioms: castles in the air unrealistic plans or hopes for the future `Along the way I have to become very, very rich.' He shook his head in wonder at her. `You're building castles in the air, Anne.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a breath of fresh air someone or something that is pleasantly different from what you are used to It's a breath of fresh air to be a participant rather than a leader. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep balls in the air to deal with many different things at the same time They had trouble keeping all their balls in the air. They were trying to do too much and things were starting to break down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers up in the air not yet decided or settled Everything is up in the air. I think we are in for a period of uncertainty and instability. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull something out of the air or pluck something from the air to suddenly state something without considering it carefully or using correct information She pulled a figure out of the air, an amount she thought would cover several months' rent on an office. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out of thin air or from thin air if something appears out of thin air, it appears suddenly and unexpectedly A crisis had materialized out of thin air. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in the air if a change, idea, or feeling is in the air, people are aware of it or think it is going to happen even though it is not talked about directly Great excitement was in the air that week in London. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hot air false claims and promises In a sense, all the rhetoric about heightened co-operation can be seen as just so much hot air. There are still endless disputes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers disappear into thin air or vanish into thin air to disappear completely Her husband disappeared into thin air for years. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers clear the air to deal openly with misunderstandings, problems, or jealousy, and try to get rid of them I get angry and frustrated with Hannah's temper, but I'm a great believer in expressing my feelings to clear the air. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be walking on air or be floating on air to feel very happy or excited because something good has happened to you I can't believe that I've won. I'm floating on air! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be left hanging in the air if a question or remark is left hanging in the air, people avoid discussing it because they do not want to deal with it or the issues involved The presenter made intelligent points but never challenged anybody, so we were left with a lot of questions hanging in the air. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: air a show Broadcasters also often ask for a cut in merchandising sales before agreeing to air the show. Times, Sunday Times Some horrified 3,000 air show fans saw the accident. The Sun On the opening day of the air show, however, the company outlined bullish projections for the decades ahead. Times, Sunday Times Officials immediately called off the remainder of the two-day air show. Times, Sunday Times The environment will be a key theme of this year's air show. Times, Sunday Times It was unclear whether the rebels would be able to hold on to the base as it came under renewed government air attack. Times, Sunday Times It was evening, and they were targeted in an air attack. Times, Sunday Times If deployed in big numbers, the system could provide a strong deterrent against any air attack. Times, Sunday Times He came out of his house during the air attack and was hit by shrapnel, losing the sight in one eye as a result. Times, Sunday Times The commander also has surge capabilities, such as air attack and artillery, that can be applied to gain decisive advantage during the battle. Times, Sunday Times He lolled as he careered, an arm out of the window, feeling the air blow through the cab. THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE The air blown into the room was cool and clear and brought with it the freshness of wet earth and mown grass. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) The mini heatwave, caused by hot air blowing in from the continent, will last until next week. The Sun (2012) Two women are trying to teach me to ripple my body like a stream of air blowing throw a sheet of silk, but it's not working. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Remove affected bits and improve air circulation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The damage manifests itself in cracking and veneer distortion caused mainly through a lack of air circulation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This enables ventilation to be automatically adjusted to maintain air circulation and a constant temperature. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The report said the decrease in ozone in the upper atmosphere triggered a change in air circulation that makes winds in the region 15 per cent stronger. The Sun (2009) By the middle of 1917, air combat had become a matter of team fighting rather than individual scouting. Times, Sunday Times This was a most intense day of air combat. Times, Sunday Times Not that you get much time to admire the scenery in this latest instalment of the air combat game. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps such a book could only have been written about air combat, in which the casualties tumble bloodlessly out of the skies. The Times Literary Supplement The games mix card game, board game, and miniature wargaming mechanics to simulate air combat in the 20th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This versatile, high capacity, automatic digital air compressor has a specially designed high speed pump. Times, Sunday Times An air compressor activates up to eight pneumatic cells embedded in the vest, which 'punch' your torso. Times, Sunday Times The kit list includes a rooftop tent with extendable ladder, a pressure washer and an air compressor for blow-up beds. The Sun Noisy bursts from a diesel-fueled air compressor punctuated the scene. Smithsonian Mag For 3.30 a day, it offers a secure bike room with locks, a washing and cleaning station, an air compressor, repair tools and advice from mechanics. Times, Sunday Times The rocket battery, an innovatory air defence tool, had only recently been installed. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is also still some way from being a truly multi-role fighter jet, capable of air defence and ground-attack missions. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In congested city traffic there is little air flowing through the engine to supplement the fan's cooling abilities. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Then, from behind him, far off, he heard a faint whistling as of air flowing through fipple pipes. THE BROKEN GOD Scrub or scrape out the gunge to let the air flow through. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The device consisted of a bronze wheel weighing less than 1.5 pounds that was spun by an air jet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As he blows, air jet enters the body of the instrument causing vibration inside the instrument. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In graded-density particleboard, the flakes are spread by an air jet that throws finer particles further than coarse ones. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This game used an electroencephalogram in conjunction with an air jet to allow the user to levitate a ball by concentrating. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A turbulent, high velocity air jet dissipates very quickly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changes in air moisture can also affect your lips. The Sun Research was also performed on the temperature, winds, air moisture and evaporation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The anhydrite has formed gypsum on the surface due to the air moisture in the cave and, as a result, has increased in volume. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It gives them an air of superiority that makes them seem impervious to other people's feelings. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It does not help that England have lost the air of superiority that they once boasted in the northern hemisphere. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It can be seen as an air of superiority, of being cold and arrogant. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Unlike air passenger duty, such a tax would also have forced airlines to concentrate on fuel efficiency. Times, Sunday Times Smaller initiatives, such as the equalisation of air passenger duty around the world, will be a positive stimulus. Times, Sunday Times The claimants contended that the increase in air passenger duty was unlawful, and that the duty itself had always been unlawful. Times, Sunday Times Airline bosses have condemned an 8 per cent increase in air passenger duty as a 'tax on tourism'. Times, Sunday Times The sanctions have been broadened, including imposition of a new freeze on all air cargo and all commercial air passenger carriers. Christianity Today They heat up quickly in the sunshine, and as the hot air rises, cooler air rushes in from the sea. Times,Sunday Times As the storms approach they pile in with mild air, but once the weather fronts have passed through the cold air rushes in behind. Times, Sunday Times Throw open double doors from my tiny kitchen and air rushes in. Times, Sunday Times The music slows, the air rushes past. Times, Sunday Times They are a joy to drive, as air rushes through the open cabin and the leaves of banana trees at the roadside open up to reveal the valleys below. The Sun The air smelled of wet wool and a little of sweat and a conglomeration of women's perfumes as if a crowd had just left. DOLL'S EYES (2002) The air smelled of furniture polish, and the old TV and stand were pushed to the side. DOLL'S EYES The air smelled of leather, liniment, and like most locker rooms, testosterone. DOUBTING THOMAS (1977) The air smelled of ocean and exhaust and the opiate scent of nightshade- one of several sweet, poisonous beauties that blossom on our coast. SUMMER OF FEAR (2001) The green agenda also dominates political thinking on air transport. Times,Sunday Times He made an analogy to the air transport industry. Houston Chronicle About 500, but you must have a pool and be near a low-cost air transport hub. Times, Sunday Times He championed deregulated air travel for the masses and argued that cities without air transport are not on the map of global business. Times, Sunday Times They rely on air transport for their businesses. Times, Sunday Times An air traveller could be seen as consenting to such a search by choosing to travel. Times, Sunday Times He was the oldest person on board the flight, and probably the most experienced air traveller. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Air travellers will be hit the more they fly. The Sun A spokeswoman said that passenger numbers had been swelled by air travellers whose flights had been cancelled. Times, Sunday Times It sounds ridiculous, but a fair few air travellers are doing just that. Times, Sunday Times Exposure is to criteria air pollutants in ambient air. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) For those most susceptible individuals, it is important to be able to measure the quality of ambient air. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) New emerging issues appears regarding the possible aerosolization of micro-organisms from biofilters to the ambient air. 2018, 'Investigation of Removal Capacities of Biofilters for Airborne Viable Micro-Organisms', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This paper surveys the influence of stevedoring and transportation of liquid and powdery fertilizers on the ambient air. 2006, 'Influence of stevedoring operations of liquid and powdery fertilizers at Klaipeda State Seaport on the ambient air quality', Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management One says that, despite being told he risked damnation, it was worth leaving to 'breathe air that nobody has already checked over'. Times, Sunday Times Wearing no masks, they breathe air heavy with fumes and dust and handle chemicals without gloves. Times, Sunday Times Blowholes are modified nostrils, and whales use them to breathe air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At least they have the decency to breathe air. Times, Sunday Times Although they breathe air, seals are most at home in water. Times, Sunday Times That ripe, plummy, harvest scent on the chilly air. Times, Sunday Times As the capital's office blocks emptied of their workers, hundreds of thousands of people milled around in the chilly air of early spring. Times, Sunday Times The empty rooms seemed dull in the chilly air, and there were no lamps in the bedrooms to give a true picture. Christianity Today Hardy enough to be available in gardens now despite the chilly air, parsley comes in two main varieties: the stronger flavoured flatleaf and the milder, tightly bunched curly leafed version. Times, Sunday Times The chilly air lingers on the weekend. Houston Chronicle Most windows, especially older ones, let in a little air anyway and if the radiators are beneath them they will circulate that air. Times,Sunday Times Then someone suggested an alternative-a small fan to circulate the air around me. Christianity Today The fans that circulate the air use less electricity than a light bulb. Times, Sunday Times Ventilation was natural, relying primarily on the piston effect of trains pushing through the tunnels to circulate the air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or a fan-assisted oven that use a small fan to circulate the air in the cooking chamber, can be used. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dangerous particulates are removed and clean air is pumped out at head height. Times, Sunday Times (2018) But that seems a small price for breathing clean air and being able to see the night sky. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In reality, so-called 'chemtrails' are simple condensation trails, or contrails - linear clouds formed when water vapour from aircraft engine exhausts meets cold air. Times, Sunday Times (2018) This was a battlefront between very warm air in the east and cold air to the west. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Antarctic, as freezing cold air rushes down from the top of the icecap towards the surrounding seas. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But mucus thickens as cold air hits the upper airways, making it more difficult to expel the virus. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But despite these extreme conditions, the warm and cold air masses balance each other and make little difference to overall global temperatures. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I love the crisp air, the simplicity of life, the uncomplicated people. ST I encountered the glistening lakes, clean crisp air and red and yellow wooden villas when reporting in 2006. Times,Sunday Times The cold, crisp air smelt of cordite and vibrated with sound - whistles, chants, shouts, tubas. Times, Sunday Times Unsurprisingly, considering the crisp air and challenging landscape, refreshment here inclines towards the robust. Times, Sunday Times Who needs a sweaty nightclub when you could be out in the snowy mountains, dancing in the crisp air under sunny skies? The Sun They were the sort of things you would expect to find discarded round an old camp site, rotting in the damp air. HIGH STAND There is hope in the damp air at last. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The problem is damp air and freezing cold nights. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I could smell it as soon as I pushed open the door, a fustiness lingering in the damp air. HIGH STAND But for single panes of glass, all that is needed is exceedingly cold air on the outside and damp air on the inside. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They used a phenomenon called the katabatic winds, where cold dense air flows to the sea, to kite-ski to the climb. Times,Sunday Times In winter, cold dense air settles into the cave, displacing any warmer air which rises and exits the cave. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was attributed not only to less resistance during movementdue to the less dense air but also to the anaerobic nature of the sprint events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The williwaw results from the descent of cold, dense air from the snow and ice fields of coastal mountains in high latitudes, accelerated by the force of gravity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the vehicles were still smoking and the smell of their burning tyres filled the desert air. Times, Sunday Times This was 3,500 years ago yet one obelisk survives intact, its carvings preserved by the dry desert air. The Sun But the ball has a propensity to travel quickly in the desert air and one contestant was clearly experiencing more problems keeping it under control than the other. Times, Sunday Times Shadows will lengthen and the desert air will grow cold as the moon slides in front of the sun and throws the state into a total eclipse. Times, Sunday Times The dry desert air makes it a welcome retreat from the coastal humidity of the larger cities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cold dry air affects the linings of the nose and upper respiratory tract, making them more vulnerable to infection. Times, Sunday Times Air conditioning and heating create dry air that zaps vital moisture from your skin. Times, Sunday Times They need dry air behind shut windows to spread reliably. Times,Sunday Times The silence when we stopped was interrupted only by the sound of dry air rasping through my gasping lungs. Times, Sunday Times The high temperatures also came with dry air however, creating ideal conditions for wildfires to break out. Times, Sunday Times Earlier this year, a male tree pipit displayed overhead - filling the air with song, he alighted on a sweet chestnut. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The sun shimmered on the fields, and smells of growing onions and cut alfalfa filled the air. DOLL'S EYES (2002) The plaster was old and crumbly, the beams low and the cedar wood fire filled the air with a musky fragrance. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS Holly abounded; the scent from evergreen boughs filled the air. THE PROMISE IN A KISS (2004) Some valleys become deep pools of cold during the winter, as the frigid air slips downhill — helping the snow cannons to work longer hours. Times, Sunday Times (2018) This is where the polar vortex - a whirling mass of frigid air in the stratosphere - is becoming weaker. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Light from the setting sun glittered from the strata of ice crystals forming in the thin, frigid air at its upper levels. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (2003) The request was initially declined, because of heavy air traffic in the area; by the time it was granted, the aircraft had vanished from radar. Times, Sunday Times It came after the area was pounded by heavy air strikes. The Sun In order to collapse tunnels too deep for the demolition teams to find and crush, the village was then subjected to heavy air bombardment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, coal power plants are built away from cities to prevent their heavy air pollution from affecting the populace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During winter the process reverses and cold, dry heavy air flows outward from the continents, producing a dry season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Again, a whistle rent the humid air. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The humid air was regularly peppered with laughs, from both punters and performer. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The high temperatures are the result of hot humid air from Spain trapped under hot dry air from the Sahara. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If you are worried about the quality of your indoor air, you might be tempted to invest in an expensive air purifier. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Kitchen devices with motors may be another source of indoor air pollution. An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990) Good ventilation helps to reduce indoor air pollution but this is not always possible. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Name the six major indoor air pollutants. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) Then measures the indoor air quality test with direct-reading instruments. 2017, 'Analysis of hospital interior air quality audits', MATEC Web of Conferences And that minute involved a fair bit of semi-desperate flailing and splashing about to stay upright and inhale air rather than water. Times, Sunday Times Two tubes lead from the bag to a mouthpiece: one with which to inhale air and the other to with which to exhale spent air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Kirby can inhale air to make himself more buoyant, flying slowly by flapping his arms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You feel as if you are inhaling air that has been there since the 1970s. Times, Sunday Times Studies show that, especially in the case of cloth masks, inhaled air often tends to flow around the sides. Times,Sunday Times Double-talk and fake credentials lend an air of authenticity to his talk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The entire front fascia leaned forward slightly to lend an air of forward motion to the car's appearance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Kick-off times were staggered and every game was screened live, which lent an air of novelty. Times,Sunday Times It lends an air of longing to all his manouevring. Times, Sunday Times I could tell you that he's an astounding good comic actor who lends an air of credibility to whatever ludicrous guise he adopts next - storyteller, rocker, shock-comic, magician. Times, Sunday Times It’s warm, moist air from their lungs, droplets of water from around the blowhole, and a certain amount of whale snot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It follows heavy rainfalls after big plumes of warm, moist air rise up and strong updraughts in the storm clouds sweep water to great heights. Times, Sunday Times When warm, moist air comes into contact with a cold window or wall, it cools, and the water vapour condenses into drops on the surface. Times, Sunday Times As that hot, moist air soars upwards it creates lightning that flashes in the thick, smoky gloom. Times, Sunday Times But even when these storms move across cooler waters, they may still retain extensive remnants of warm and moist air in the upper atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times The network airs different movies each day, although some are repeated into the next broadcast day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The network airs a mix of classic television series from the 1950s through the 1980s, movies, and first-run lifestyle programming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The network airs programs aimed at a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking and fashion as well as non-sports related male programming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next moment, the night air was filled with the crackle and flash of automatic weapons. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We emerged into chill night air on the quayside, and here's the thing: it was wonderful. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The lucky ones sleep overnight in cars, while others huddle in blankets in the night air, patiently waiting for dawn. The Sun (2009) It doubles as a venue for 200mph motorbikes that pollute the air with petrol fumes. Times, Sunday Times Free-market proponents favour contracts to buy the right to pollute the air while compensating those who bear the costs. Times, Sunday Times Use natural paints that don't contain volatile organic compounds that then pollute the air you breathe. Times, Sunday Times As they wait to land, they burn jet fuel, pollute the air and disturb the lives of people below. Times, Sunday Times They weren't gruntled, either, to hear that getting gas out of shale rock could also ruin the water supply and pollute the air. Times, Sunday Times We see less of the countryside, breathe more polluted air and spend a larger proportion of our hours commuting, usually in abysmal conditions. Times, Sunday Times (2013) High pressure and slack winds helped to keep the polluted air near the ground. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The mice who breathed in the polluted air were less likely to remember where the tunnel was. The Sun (2016) The same is true if you live in an area where the air is polluted. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We knew her lungs were filling with polluted air. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It feels as sharp and clear as a gulp of pure mountain air. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Arriving on top, he threw down his load, breathing in the pure, fresh air. Heidi (1881) A constant flow of clean, pure air is always necessary. The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991) Her nose kept sniffing the air, trying to get more of the scent that had come back from Death with Lirael. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001) He was sitting on a log; he sniffed the air and kept glancing uneasily round the wood. The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1930) She perched next to him on the table and sniffed the air. A Time of War (1993) Inside, it was fuggy with cigarette smoke and stale air, and lit with one bare light bulb. TICKLED PINK (2002) The room smelt of dust and the stale air was strangely warm. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This transfers heat from the stale air leaving the building to the fresh air coming in. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I sank into it and smelt the stale air wafting up from the sheet. The Sun (2013) One hears the disheartening sound of doors closing and catches a waft of stale air. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Today the still air held the bleating of sheep and the cries of hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This cold still air trapped smoke from the furnaces and factories and held it like a grey woollen blanket. Bomber Butterflies and dragonflies coasted through the steamy, still air. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So faint now that it might only be my own call flung back from the thick air and muffling snow. Times, Sunday Times When you get up there, the thick air in your inner ear pushes on your eardrum. Times, Sunday Times Smoke hangs in the thick air. Times, Sunday Times We hear the wind noise building as the thick air of the atmosphere rushes past the module, a sign that the parachute will soon be deployed. Smithsonian Mag This achieved a higher altitude, since the rocket did not have to move through the lower thicker air layers that would have required much more chemical fuel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At least 12 cities have imposed - or are considering - action on combustion engine emissions in an attempt to cut levels of toxic air. Times,Sunday Times Until political leaders, local and national, make some changes then lives will continue to be cut short by toxic air. Times,Sunday Times The government introduced draft legislation yesterday for legally binding goals to improve the environment, including targets to reduce toxic air pollutants. Times,Sunday Times Breathing toxic air will certainly not help people weather a respiratory infection. Times,Sunday Times Numerous commentaries linked the latest scandal to widely voiced discontent over food safety, toxic air, polluted water and contaminated farmland. Times, Sunday Times Try not to trap any air inside while filling and shaping them. Times, Sunday Times After take-off, the cabin was sealed at 1,800 m (6,000 ft) to trap the air within it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not far above that was a layer of warmer air, and this acted like a lid that trapped any air pollution on the ground. Times, Sunday Times As the land heats up, parcels of warm air rise, forming puffy cumulus clouds. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A quarter of all households will take part in district heating schemes, where warm air is piped between homes. The Sun (2010) The line of showers formed along a convergence zone across an area where warm air at the surface was forced violently upwards into the sky. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Pollen is released from dawn until about 11am before being carried up thousands of feet by warm air currents. The Sun (2017) So insects will be rising into the sky again, lifted by warm air currents. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 空气 Japanese: 空気 |
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