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■ (in the) air 与 (on the) air...

1) in the air:

a) 在空中,在飞行中。

  • In the air, health emergencies rise quietly. (USA Today, March 11, 2008)空中的紧急医疗病例逐渐增多。

b) 令人感到在酝酿中。

  • Revolution was in the air.到处都感到有革命的气息。
  • Spring is in the air.春意袭人。
  • There's a rumour in the air that they're going to sell.有谣传说他们要出售了。

c) 悬而未决。

  • The project is still very much in the air.这个项目还八字没一撇。

2) on the air 是广播电视的“在播出”(前面加动词 to be 是延续动作)。

  • to be on the air正在播出
  • He's on the air twice a week.他每周播送两次。
  • The station is on the air 24 hours a day.这个广播站每天二十四小时播放。

“开始播送”或是“播了出去”(瞬时动作)则是 to go/to come on the air。反过来,“不播送了”(瞬时动作)是 go off the air。

  • The transmission went suddenly off the air.播送忽然中断了(英文 on 与 off 是一对反义词)。

3) air 还可以作为及物或不及物动词,表示“播出”。

  • The documentary was scheduled to air (vi) on Sunday.纪录片预定星期日播出。
  • They elected not to air(vt) it for legal reasons.由于法律原因,他们决定不播出。
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