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chill AHD[chĭl] D.J.[tʃɪl]K.K.[tʃɪl]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：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：a chill wind.冷飕飕的风
- Not warm and friendly; distant:不热情的，不友好的；疏远的：a chill greeting.冷淡的问候
- Discouraging; dispiriting:令人沮丧的；扫兴的："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：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
- Middle English chile 中古英语 chile
- from Old English cele * see gel- 源自 古英语 cele * 参见 gel-
chillʹingly adv.（副词）chillʹness n.（名词） |