air out

air out — phrasal verb

  • air outbase form
  • airs out3rd person singular
  • airing out-ing form
  • aired outpast simple

1. to let fresh air move through an indoor space so that stale or smoky smells are

1.片語動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to let fresh air move through an indoor space so that stale or smoky smells are removed

例句

After painting the bedroom, Sora opened all the windows to air out the room.

transitive: air out + room / space

The kitchen smelled of fish, so Apinya left the back door open to air it out.

separable: air + object + out (pronoun before particle)

同義詞
  • ventilate

    more formal; often used for buildings or mechanical systems (ventilate the office)

  • freshen

    broader meaning — includes adding a pleasant smell, not just removing stale air

文法句型

air out + room/space

air + object + out

air out (no object)

用法筆記

When a pronoun (it, them) replaces the object, it must go between 'air' and 'out' (air it out, not air out it). The object can come either before or after 'out' when it is a noun phrase (air the room out / air out the room).

常見錯誤

❌I need to air out it after cooking.
✅I need to air it out after cooking.
💡With a pronoun object, put it between 'air' and 'out'.
❌She aired the room out it.
✅She aired out the room.' or 'She aired the room out.
💡Only one object; don't add 'it' after an already-named object.