out of thin air

基本解释

When that happens we pretty well prance around the house like we’ve somehow magically manufactured a day out of thin air.
当这种事发生的时候，就好像是无中生有地变出了一天似的，差不多一直在屋子里上窜下跳。
Remember, self-discipline is not something that you can whip up out of thin air. It takes a long time and a lot of courage to develop. But the results are well worth the effort.
记住，自我约束不是你能无中生有地激发起的东西，它需要长期和大量的勇气来发展，不过结果是很值得这样努力的。
That’s because the prototype gadget, which works with an antenna and other components, made with nanoparticles of silver and other materials on an inkjet printer, can draw energy out of thin air.
这种雏形设备由纳米银颗粒和用在喷墨打印机上的其它材料制成，并与天线和其它组件配合使用，可以从稀薄的空气中获取能量。

Things are not "made up" in Frost, "not made up" in the sense of imagined, called up out of thin air, like fairies and elves.
弗罗斯特的诗歌里没有编造，没有想象，像仙女和精灵那样的凭空想象。
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