atmosphere
英 ['ætməsfɪə]
美['ætməsfɪr]
英英释意
- 1. a particular environment or surrounding influence;
- "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
- 2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- 3. the mass of air surrounding the Earth;
- "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
- "it was exposed to the air"
- 4. the weather or climate at some place;
- "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
- 5. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
- 6. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;
- "an air of mystery"
- "the house had a neglected air"
- "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"
- "the place had an aura of romance"