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| 1 | I/T if you chill food or drink or it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or drink （使）变冷；冰镇 |
| Chill the dessert in the fridge for about two hours. 把甜点放进冰箱冷藏两个小时左右。 |
| The wine is chilling right now. 酒现在正在冰镇。 |
| | 1a | T to make someone feel cold 使觉得冷 | | chill sb to the bone (=make someone feel very cold) The icy winds had chilled us to the bone. 使某人感到寒冷刺骨 | |
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| 2 | T to make someone feel extremely frightened or worried 使非常害怕；使非常担心 |
| They looked across at me, chilled by what Mark had said. 他们被马克所说的吓坏了，都朝我这边看。 |
| chill sb to the bone/core/marrow It was a thought that chilled me to the core. 这种想法使我不寒而栗。 |
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| 3 | I/T if a situation or relationship chills, or if something chills it , it becomes less friendly （使）沮丧；（使）扫兴；（使）消沉 |
| The border dispute between the two countries chilled their relations for decades. 两国之间的边界争端使他们几十年来的关系都很冷淡。 |
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| 4 | chill I informal to relax and stop being angry or nervous , or to spend time relaxing 放松一下 |
| I’ m just going to chill this weekend. 我这个周末只想放松一下。 |
| +to You can dance to it or just chill to it. 你可以跟着它起舞，或者只是放松放松。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌchill ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB INFORMAL |
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| | chill14 | I need to chill out for a few hours before seeing them again. 在再见他们之前，我需要先放松几个小时。 | |
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