[地物] airglow,night-sky light,permanent aurora ;
[例句] 其发出的辐射称为气辉. The resulting radiation is known as airglow.
courage,nerve,backbone,manhood,moxie;
[例句] 成功不是终点,失败也并非末日,最重要的是继续前进的勇气。 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill
[例句] 对于现况的不满,不能只是抱怨,要有勇气作出改变。 If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it.
down-hearted,become dejected,be discouraged,lose heart,discouragement ;
[例句] 想到可能会失败,他并不气馁。 He was undismayed by the prospect of failure.
[例句] 她决心不过于气馁。 She was determined not to be too discouraged.
manner,style,air ;
[例句] 他60岁出头,是位有着贵族气派的清瘦绅士。 He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties.
[例句] 橡木制镶板和皮沙发使房间看起来既豪华气派又古色古香。 The rooms have a baronial feel, with oak paneling and leather sofas.
brume,steam,hydrosphere ;
[例句] 今天空气中水气大,天气很潮湿. The moisture in the air makes it humid today.
[例句] 水壶中冒出了水气. Steam is rising from the kettle.
temperament,disposition,(易怒的性情) bad temper,behaviour,temper ;
[例句] 米克既固执又专横,脾气还很坏。 Mick was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper.
[例句] 她脾气变得更坏,对他的依赖更重了。 She had grown ever more peevishly dependent on him.
breathe ,pant,take a breather,take a short break,blow ;
[例句] 他倚着栏杆, 急促地喘气. He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.
[例句] 长跑之后, 那个运动员正在喘气. After the long race, the runner was panting for breath.
furious,beside oneself with rage,in a rage,angrily ;
[例句] 我感觉你好像总是一副气冲冲的样子。 You've always struck me as being an angry man.
[例句] “你是个不可理喻的家伙。”费尔贝恩气冲冲地说。 "You're a funny feller," Fairbairn said grumpily.
moisture,dampness,[中医] eczema,fungus infection of hand or foot,damp ;
[例句] 地面上升起的湿气使墙壁的颜色变得很难看. The damp rising from the ground caused the walls to stain badly.
[例句] 夜晚的湿气与寒冷对支气管有害. These evening damps and chills play Old Harry with one's bronchial tubes.
morale ;
[例句] 尽你所能让她树立信心,提高士气。 Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.
[例句] 他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。 His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
lofty quality,mettle,spirit,heroic manner ;
[例句] 健美——挺有男子气概的,不是吗? Body building — that's a bit macho, isn't it?
[例句] 他毫不怀疑自己的男人气概。 He has no doubts about his manliness.
momentum,imposing manner,vigour ;
[例句] 圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。 Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status.
[例句] 看到此处气势如此恢宏,你可能会觉得自己很渺小。 You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place.
boldness of vision,breadth of spirit,daring,courage,verve ;
[例句] 坚强 、 自信 、有气魄的郭振山,实在说,永远也不会向人低三下四啊! Stubborn, self - confident Guo Zhenshan has never gone crawling to anyone.
[例句] 山的宏伟气魄不禁使我们深受感触. We could not help being impressed by the majesty of the mountains.
sigh,heave a sigh,suspire ;
[例句] 鸿渐把手按她嘴,不许她叹气. He put his hand over her mouth to keep her from sighing.
[例句] 老太婆只好叹气几声走了. The old woman fell silent . Sighing repeatedly she went away.
depression,recession,slump,(不兴旺) depressing state,stagnancy ;
[例句] 只要经济不景气,连锁反应就开始了。 Whenever recession strikes, a chain reaction is set into motion.
[例句] 生意不景气也未必全是坏事。 Some good might come of all this gloomy business.
inflate,pump up,bolster up the morale,boost the morale,encourage ;
[例句] 当有人觉得情绪低落时,要努力相互打气。 Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down.
[例句] 他们感到要为自己加油打气,自信满满地去打比赛并不容易。 They find it difficult to pump themselves up for the games.
hovermarine,air cushion ship,hovercraft,air cushion vessel ;
[例句] 用带子把滑水板绑在船顶后,我们就在多佛登上了气垫船。 Strapping the skis on the roof, we boarded the hovercraft in Dover.
[例句] 这些气垫船在速度上能轻而易举地超过大多数船只。 These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats.
tone,manner of speaking,[语] mood,particle ;
[例句] 她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。 The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
[例句] 发言人说信函的语气非常友好。 The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.
feel suffocated,short of breath,choke with resentment,feel injured and resentful ;
[例句] 狭小憋气的办公室 a small frowsty office
[例句] 可是,无论从哪方面想,他都觉着憋气. Yet however he looked at it, the idea sickened him.
outgassing,degassing,deaeration,gettering ;
[例句] 通过交替的冻结 、 抽空和溶化来使溶液除气. The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing.