on the air

IPA/ɒnðɪ ˈeə/
IPA/ɔnðɪ ˈɛɹ/

on the air — 慣用語

1. describes a radio or television programme that is being transmitted and can be w

1.慣用語B1
釋義

播出中

正在電視或廣播中播放

describes a radio or television programme that is being transmitted and can be watched or listened to at that moment, or a station or presenter that is broadcasting live.

例句

The interview with Dr. Okafor will be on the air at eight o'clock tonight.

歐卡佛醫生的專訪將在今晚八點播出。

be on the air + time reference

Listeners called in with questions about the policy while the show was on the air.

聽眾在節目播出時打電話進來詢問有關政策的問題。

常見搭配
  • go on the air
  • be on the air
  • come on the air
  • stay on the air
  • back on the air
  • live on the air
  • on the air from [place]
  • on the air at [time]
同義詞
  • broadcasting

    direct verb form; 'on the air' emphasises the state of being transmitted

  • being transmitted

    more technical and less common in everyday speech

  • on air

    informal studio shorthand, often written without 'the' ('We are on air')

反義詞
  • off the air

    the direct opposite; not broadcasting or finished broadcasting

文法句型

go on the air

be on the air

stay on the air

用法筆記

Often used with the verb 'go' to describe the start of a broadcast ('go on the air'). The opposite phrase is 'off the air', meaning not broadcasting or no longer broadcasting.

常見錯誤

The concert is in the air now.
The concert is on the air now.
'in the air' means something is felt or seems present; 'on the air' means it is being broadcast.
The show was broadcast on air.
The show was on the air.
'on the air' is a fixed phrase; 'on air' without 'the' is used as a technical studio term but is less common in everyday English.