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etherBrE /ˈiːθə(r)/ NAmE /ˈiːθər/ noun [U ]a clear liquid made from alcohol , used in industry as a solventand , in the past , in medicine to make people unconscious before an operation 醚;乙醚the ether (old use or literary ) the upper part of the sky 苍穹;苍天;太空◆ Her words disappeared into the ether . 她的话消失在九霄云外。the ether the air , when it is thought of as the place in which radio or electronic communication takes place 以太 |