| 单词 | atmosphere |
| 释义 | atmosphere (once / 140 pages) n An atmosphere is a surrounding environment or influence. If you and your coworkers talk behind each other's backs, you will create a nasty atmosphere at work. Atmosphere was invented by seventeenth century Scientists from Greek words for vapor, atmos, and sphere sphaira. The earth's atmosphere is the air and gas surrounding our planet. Atmosphere also describes the feeling of a place. A coffee shop might have a cool, artsy atmosphere. Some plants grow best in a damp atmosphere. Police presence creates a paranoid atmosphere among protesters. In physics, atmosphere is a unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. WORD FAMILYatmosphere: atmospheres, atmospheric, atmospherical+/atmospheric: atmospherically USAGE EXAMPLESBut while there I sunk into the atmosphere, tone, reality of the place. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The change in atmosphere — from boos earlier in the month to serenades — happened suddenly, but the reason is simple. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) It was a businesslike atmosphere in the locker room afterward, also. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body Hypo|Hyper sky the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth blue, blue air, blue sky, wild blue yonderthe sky as viewed during daylight mackerel skya sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds gas a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely 2n the mass of air surrounding the Earth there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere Syn|Hypo|Hyper air airspace the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction part, region the extended spatial location of something 3n the weather or climate at some place the atmosphere was thick with fog Syn|Hypo|Hyper atmospheric state air mass a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally anticyclone(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern cyclone(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern fog, fogginess, murk, murkinessan atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance highan air mass of higher than normal pressure depression, lowan air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation fug(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation 4n a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade Syn|Hypo|Hyper atm, standard atmosphere, standard pressure STP, s.t.p. standard temperature and pressure pressure unit a unit measuring force per unit area 5n a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters Syn|Hypo|Hyper air, aura mystique an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing notea characteristic emotional quality vibe, vibrationa distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 6n a particular environment or surrounding influence there was an atmosphere of excitement Syn|Hypo|Hyper ambiance, ambience genius loci the special atmosphere of a place gloom, gloominess, glumnessan atmosphere of depression and melancholy miasm, miasmaan unwholesome atmosphere feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tonethe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people clouda cause of worry or gloom or trouble bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakednessa bleak and desolate atmosphere Hollywooda flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry Zeitgeistthe spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation condition, status a state at a particular time |
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