chill
n.(名词)
A moderate but penetrating coldness.
寒气:温和但有穿透力的寒冷
A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
冷:常伴有打寒战和脸色苍白的寒冷的感觉
A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy:
沮丧:热情、精神或快乐的抵制或降低:
例句:
bad news that put a chill on the celebration.
使庆祝活动变得扫兴的坏消息
A sudden numbing fear or dread.
恐惧:一种突然的、使人失去知觉的害怕或恐惧
adj.(形容词)
Moderately cold; chilly:
偏冷的;寒飕飕的:
例句:
a chill wind.
冷飕飕的风
Not warm and friendly; distant:
不热情的,不友好的;疏远的:
例句:
a chill greeting.
冷淡的问候
Discouraging; dispiriting:
令人沮丧的;扫兴的:
例句:
.Chill penury repressed their noble rage.(Thomas Gray)
.令人沮丧的贫穷迫使他们克制自己全然有理的愤怒.(托马斯·格雷)
v.(动词)
chilled,chill.ing,chills
v.tr.(及物动词)
To affect with or as if with cold.
患感冒,遭受风寒
To lower in temperature; cool.
降低…的温度;使冷却
To make discouraged; dispirit.
使…泄气;使…扫兴
Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.
【冶金学】 冷铸,冷淬:通过急冷处理使(金属表面)变硬
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To be seized with cold.
感到寒冷
To become cold or set:
变冷或凝固:
例句:
jelly that chills quickly.
迅速凝结的嗜喱
Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.
【冶金学】 通过急冷处理变硬
来源:
Middle English chile
中古英语 chile
from Old English cele * see gel-
源自 古英语 cele *参见 gel-
【引伸】
chill.ingly
adv.(副词)
chill.ness
n.(名词)