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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + atmosphere
a good atmosphere
• The club has a good atmosphere.
a happy/cheerful atmosphere
• It's a good school and it has a very happy atmosphere.
a relaxed/friendly/informal atmosphere
• Helen's flat has a very relaxed atmosphere.
a carnival/festive atmosphere
(= when people are celebrating something )
• Outside the stadium, there was a carnival atmosphere.
a welcoming atmosphere
(= when a place you arrive at feels friendly )
• The bar provides a welcoming atmosphere for a relaxing evening drink.
a cosy atmosphere
(= when a building, room etc is small, comfortable, and warm )
• With its low ceilings and open fire, the house has a cosy atmosphere.
a bad atmosphere
• There's a bad atmosphere among the staff.
a strained/tense atmosphere
(= not relaxed )
• As soon as I went in, I was aware of the tense atmosphere in the room.
verbs
the atmosphere changes
• New owners bought the hotel and the whole atmosphere changed.
create a good/bad atmosphere
• Lighting is one of the most effective ways of creating a good atmosphere.
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noun general feeling in a place ADJ. calm, congenial, convivial, cosy, family, friendly, happy, homely, informal, pleasant, relaxed, warm, welcoming | (highly) charged, emotional, heavy, hostile, oppressive, stifling, strained, tense | carnival, electric, heady, lively Before the parade, the atmosphere was electric. | intimate, romantic | gloomy | rarefied, unique the rarefied atmosphere of academic life VERB + ATMOSPHERE create She tries to create an atmosphere of calm and security for her children. | poison, ruin, sour, spoil His blunt comments really soured the atmosphere. | clear, improve, lighten His funny remarks lightened the atmosphere. | be aware of, be sensitive to, sense She could sense the hostile atmosphere in the room. ATMOSPHERE + VERB be charged (with sth) The atmosphere was charged with excitement. | pervade sth, prevail A relaxed atmosphere prevails in the club. PREP. ~ between Since their argument there had been a strained atmosphere between them. the air ADJ. heavy, humid, oppressive, polluted, smoky, stale, stifling, stuffy VERB + ATMOSPHERE poison, pollute Pesticides can kill wildlife and pollute the atmosphere. | clear Last night's storm had cleared the atmosphere. gases around the earth ADJ. lower, upper VERB + ATMOSPHERE enter, leave, re-enter The spaceship should re-enter the earth's atmosphere later today. | be emitted/released into, escape into Dangerous gases have escaped into the upper atmosphere. PREP. in the ~ levels of radiation in the atmosphere
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