【atmosphere】 - SAT备考词汇

atmosphere

UK:  ['ætməs.fɪə(r)]

US:  ['ætmə.sfɪr]

复数：atmospheres  

n.

1.大气,大气层,气圈,空气

2.四围情况,环境,气氛

3.气压

4.(艺术品的)基调,风格

5.【化】雾

6.标准大气压

1 . He said, "the competition among regions should be a friendly atmosphere. "
他说，“地区间的竞争氛围应该是友好的”。

2 . While Mr. Nardelli was known as a demanding manager, Chrysler employees said the atmosphere has changed under Mr. Marchionne.
尽管纳德利以要求严格而闻名，但克莱斯勒的员工说，在马尔其奥尼的领导下，工作气氛发生了改变。

3 . It is the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of liquid water on its surface, and, of course, life.
也是我们已知的唯一拥有含氧大气、表层液态水海洋以及生命的星球。

4 . The theory was that 'brown clouds' were cooling the lower atmosphere and therefore masking some of the warming effects of greenhouse gases.
有一种理论认为“棕色云”让低层大气变冷，从而掩盖了温室气体的一些致暖效应。

5 . Mercurian atmosphere is thin enough to be described as an exosphere, meaning the constituent atoms never collide.
汞自然的气氛更薄，足以被描述为散逸层，也就是说，没有碰撞原子组成。