air-condition

air-condition — verb

  • air-conditionpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • air-conditions3rd person singular
  • air-conditioning-ing form
  • air-conditionedpast simple

1. to make the air inside a room, building, or vehicle cooler and less humid using

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make the air inside a room, building, or vehicle cooler and less humid using a special machine, or to fit such a machine into a space so that the temperature and humidity can be controlled.

例句

The management decided to air-condition all guest rooms after receiving many complaints about the heat.

active form: air-condition + noun phrase (rooms)

The entire office building is air-conditioned, so workers stay comfortable even during summer heatwaves.

passive form: be air-conditioned

同義詞
  • cool

    more general — cooling can be done with fans or ice, not necessarily an AC unit

  • ventilate

    focuses on air circulation, not temperature or humidity control

  • refrigerate

    usually refers to food/drink preservation, not room air

反義詞
  • heat

    the process of raising temperature instead of lowering it

  • warm

    less formal; opposite of cooling a space

文法句型

air-condition + noun phrase (room/building/vehicle)

be air-conditioned

用法筆記

Most common in the passive form (is air-conditioned) or as a past-participle adjective (an air-conditioned room). The active form is less frequent in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

The room air-conditions well.
The room is well air-conditioned.
💡air-condition is a transitive verb and cannot be used intransitively without an object or passive construction.