![]() ![]() stale (=not fresh and often full of smoke ) The room was full of stale air and tobacco smoke. polluted The air in Mexico City is heavily polluted. crisp (=pleasantly cool ) the crisp autumn air clear I looked up to the stars in the clear night air. cool/cold The air had turned a little cooler. warm/hot Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler and denser air. clean London’s air is cleaner than it has been at any time since 1585. 6 → be up in the air 7 → be on/off (the) air 8 music a simple tune, often used in the title of a piece of classical music 9 → airs 10 → be walking/floating on air → hot air, on-air, → clear the air, → disappear/vanish into thin air, → out of thin air COLLOCATIONS adjectives fresh She opened the window to let in some fresh air. 4 → be in the air 5 appearance if something or someone has an air of confidence, mystery etc, they seem confident, mysterious etc air of She had an air of quiet confidence. air traffic congestion His brother died in an air crash. b) TTA relating to or involving planes the victims of Britain’s worst air disaster Air travel was growing rapidly. → a breath of fresh air 2 → the air 3 planes a) by air TTA travelling by, or using, a plane I’d prefer to travel by air. in the air There was a strong smell of burning in the air. S1 W1 noun 1 gas the mixture of gases around the Earth, that we breathe Let’s go outside and get some fresh air.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Air air air 1 / eə $ er / ![]()
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