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看电视新闻，我从来没听他们说过“broadcast（播放）”这个词，总是用“air”。查了一下，发现air除了“空气”这个意思外，还有很多解释，这里列其中三个。 很多很熟悉的英语单词也一样，我们往往只知道它们的一些用法，它们一些非常常用的用法我们并不知道。
air verb ( BROADCAST ) /eər //er/
v [I or T] US to broadcast something on radio or television
The game will be aired live on CBS at 7.00 tonight.
The interview with the President will air tomorrow morning.
air verb ( MAKE KNOWN ) /eər //er/
v [T] to make opinions or complaints known to other people
Putting a complaint in the suggestions box is one way of airing your grievances.
He'll air his views on the war whether people want to listen or not.
air verb ( DRY ) /eər //er/
v [I or T] to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh
My mother always airs the sheets before she makes the beds.
Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit.