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chill/tʃil/ n., v. & adj.●n. 1a an unpleasant cold sensation; lowered body temperature 风寒;寒战 b a feverish cold 感冒发烧 catch a chill 着凉 2 unpleasant coldness (of air, water, etc.) (空气、水等)寒冷;寒气 3a a depressing influence 沮丧,消沉,扫兴 cast a chill over 使感到沮丧 b a feeling of fear or dread accompanied by coldness 寒心 4 coldness of manner 冷淡 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become cold 使变冷,使冷冻 2 tr.a depresse, dispirit 使沮丧,使扫兴,使消沉 b horrify, frighten 使恐惧,使害怕 3 tr. cool (food or drink); preserve by cooling 冷冻(食品或饮料); 冷藏 4 tr. harden (molten metal) by contact with cold material 给(熔化金属)作激冷处理 5 intr. esp. N. Amer. colloq. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) pass time idly, hang around [尤北美口]闲荡,消磨时间 ●adj. literary chilly [文学用语]冷飕飕的 □ chill out esp. N. Amer. colloq. [尤北美口] 1 relax; become less tense 放松一下 2 = sense 5 of v. 动词释义 5 □ take the chill off warm slightly 把…暖一暖 □ chillingly adv.□ chillness n.□ chillsome adj. literary [文学用语][Old English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’: in modern senses the verb is the oldest (Middle English)] |