chill
noun
verb
adj
tʃɪl
noun
1
a
feeling
of
coldness
寒冷，寒气
singular 单数
There
was
a
slight
chill
in
the
air
.
空气中透着寒意。
morning/autumnal/January
etc
chill
Suddenly
aware
of
the
morning
chill,
she
closed
the
window.
她突然意识到早晨的寒意，就把窗户关上了。
[+
of
]
He
sat
in
the
chill
of
the
evening,
staring
out
over
the
city
below.
他坐在夜晚的寒气中，往外看着下面的城市。
I
turned
on
the
heater
in
the
hall
to
take
the
chill
off
the
house
(=to
heat
it
slightly)
.
我打开厅里的取暖器给屋子驱驱寒。
2
a
sudden
feeling
of
fear
or
worry,
especially
because
of
something
cruel
or
violent
害怕; 心寒
C
The
sound
of
his
dark
laugh
sent
a
chill
through
her.
他那阴险的笑声使她感到不寒而栗。
chill
of
fear/apprehension/disquiet
etc
Fay
felt
a
chill
of
fear
as
she
watched
Max
go
off
with
her
daughter.
费伊看着马克斯带着她的女儿离开，感到一阵恐惧。
There
was
something
in
his
tone
that
sent
a
chill
down
Melissa’s
spine
(=made
her
very
frightened)
.
他的语气里有一种东西使梅利莎的后背感到一阵寒意。
3
a.
an
illness
which
causes
a
slight
fever,
headache,
and
SHIVERING
(=slight
shaking
of
the
body)
b.
a
feeling
of
being
cold,
caused
by
being
ill
风寒，寒战
C C usually plural 一般用复数
Let’s
get
these
wet
clothes
off
you
before
you
catch
a
chill
.
我们帮你把这些湿衣服脱了吧，免得你着凉。
verb
4
if
you
chill
something
such
as
food
or
drink,
or
if
it
chills,
it
becomes
very
cold
but
does
not
freeze
（使）冷却，（使）变冷
I,T
a
glass
of
chilled
white
wine
一杯冷藏的白葡萄酒
Spoon
the
mixture
into
a
bowl
and
chill
for
two
hours.
把混合物用调羹舀进碗里，冷却两个小时。
The
longer
this
salad
chills,
the
better
the
flavour.
这种沙拉冷藏时间越长味道越好。
5
chill out
also
又作
to
relax
completely
instead
of
feeling
angry,
tired,
or
nervous
[非正式] 放松，冷静
I | informal
‘Hold
it!
Just
chill
for
a
second,
won’t
you!’
“克制一下！冷静一会，行不行！”
I
spent
the
afternoon
chilling
out
in
front
of
the
TV.
我一下午都坐在电视机前放松自己。
6
to
make
someone
very
cold
使〔某人〕感到很冷
T
The
wind
blew
across
her
body,
chilling
her
wet
skin.
风吹在她身上，她湿漉漉的皮肤感到非常冷。
chilled
to
the
bone/marrow
(extremely
cold)
寒气刺骨，彻骨的寒冷
Come
and
sit
by
the
fire
–
you
look
chilled
to
the
bone.
来坐在火边，你看起来都快冻僵了。
7
to
suddenly
frighten
someone,
especially
by
seeming
very
cruel
or
violent
[文] 〔尤指因看起来很残忍或暴力而〕使不寒而栗，使寒心
T | literary
The
anger
in
his
face
chilled
her.
他脸上的怒气使她感到不寒而栗。
chill
sb
to
the
bone/chill
sb
to
the
marrow/chill
sb’s
blood
(frighten
sb
a
lot)
使某人感到毛骨悚然
He
jerked
his
head
round
and
saw
something
that
chilled
his
blood.
他猛地转过头去，看到的东西真是让他毛骨悚然。
adj
8
unpleasantly
cold
寒冷的，寒气袭人的
the
chill
night
air
夜里寒冷的空气
a
chill
wind
寒风